Safety assessment of the process DY Polymer, based on PET direct iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process DY Polymer (EU register number RECYC197), which uses the Starlinger PET direct iV+ technology. The input is hot caustic washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2021-08-01
|
| Series: | EFSA Journal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6797 |
| _version_ | 1819062975771705344 |
|---|---|
| author | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Claude Lambré José Manuel Barat Baviera Claudia Bolognesi Andrew Chesson Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Riccardo Crebelli David Michael Gott Konrad Grob Marcel Mengelers Alicja Mortensen Gilles Rivière Inger‐Lise Steffensen Christina Tlustos Henk Van Loveren Laurence Vernis Holger Zorn Vincent Dudler Maria Rosaria Milana Constantine Papaspyrides Maria de Fátima Tavares Poças Alexandros Lioupis Evgenia Lampi |
| author_facet | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Claude Lambré José Manuel Barat Baviera Claudia Bolognesi Andrew Chesson Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Riccardo Crebelli David Michael Gott Konrad Grob Marcel Mengelers Alicja Mortensen Gilles Rivière Inger‐Lise Steffensen Christina Tlustos Henk Van Loveren Laurence Vernis Holger Zorn Vincent Dudler Maria Rosaria Milana Constantine Papaspyrides Maria de Fátima Tavares Poças Alexandros Lioupis Evgenia Lampi |
| author_sort | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process DY Polymer (EU register number RECYC197), which uses the Starlinger PET direct iV+ technology. The input is hot caustic washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) flakes mainly originating from collected post‐consumer PET containers, with no more than 5% PET from non‐food consumer applications. The flakes are extruded to pellets, which are then crystallised, preheated and treated in a solid‐state polycondensation (SSP) reactor. Having examined the challenge test provided, the Panel concluded that the three steps, extrusion, crystallisation and SSP, are critical in determining the decontamination efficiency of the process. The operating parameters to control the performance of these critical steps are temperature, gas flow, pressure and residence time. The challenge test demonstrated that this recycling process is able to ensure that the level of migration of potential unknown contaminants into food is below the conservatively modelled migration of 0.1 μg/kg food. Therefore, the Panel concluded that the recycled PET obtained from this process is not of safety concern, when used at up to 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs for long‐term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill. The final articles made of this recycled PET are not intended to be used in microwave and conventional ovens and such uses are not covered by this evaluation. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-21T15:07:19Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-e3cd246c25594174880db61f6722742a |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1831-4732 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-21T15:07:19Z |
| publishDate | 2021-08-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | EFSA Journal |
| spelling | doaj.art-e3cd246c25594174880db61f6722742a2022-12-21T18:59:24ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322021-08-01198n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6797Safety assessment of the process DY Polymer, based on PET direct iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materialsEFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP)Claude LambréJosé Manuel Barat BavieraClaudia BolognesiAndrew ChessonPier Sandro CocconcelliRiccardo CrebelliDavid Michael GottKonrad GrobMarcel MengelersAlicja MortensenGilles RivièreInger‐Lise SteffensenChristina TlustosHenk Van LoverenLaurence VernisHolger ZornVincent DudlerMaria Rosaria MilanaConstantine PapaspyridesMaria de Fátima Tavares PoçasAlexandros LioupisEvgenia LampiAbstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process DY Polymer (EU register number RECYC197), which uses the Starlinger PET direct iV+ technology. The input is hot caustic washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) flakes mainly originating from collected post‐consumer PET containers, with no more than 5% PET from non‐food consumer applications. The flakes are extruded to pellets, which are then crystallised, preheated and treated in a solid‐state polycondensation (SSP) reactor. Having examined the challenge test provided, the Panel concluded that the three steps, extrusion, crystallisation and SSP, are critical in determining the decontamination efficiency of the process. The operating parameters to control the performance of these critical steps are temperature, gas flow, pressure and residence time. The challenge test demonstrated that this recycling process is able to ensure that the level of migration of potential unknown contaminants into food is below the conservatively modelled migration of 0.1 μg/kg food. Therefore, the Panel concluded that the recycled PET obtained from this process is not of safety concern, when used at up to 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs for long‐term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill. The final articles made of this recycled PET are not intended to be used in microwave and conventional ovens and such uses are not covered by this evaluation.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6797PET direct iV+DY Polymerfood contact materialsplasticpoly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)recycling process |
| spellingShingle | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) Claude Lambré José Manuel Barat Baviera Claudia Bolognesi Andrew Chesson Pier Sandro Cocconcelli Riccardo Crebelli David Michael Gott Konrad Grob Marcel Mengelers Alicja Mortensen Gilles Rivière Inger‐Lise Steffensen Christina Tlustos Henk Van Loveren Laurence Vernis Holger Zorn Vincent Dudler Maria Rosaria Milana Constantine Papaspyrides Maria de Fátima Tavares Poças Alexandros Lioupis Evgenia Lampi Safety assessment of the process DY Polymer, based on PET direct iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials EFSA Journal PET direct iV+ DY Polymer food contact materials plastic poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) recycling process |
| title | Safety assessment of the process DY Polymer, based on PET direct iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials |
| title_full | Safety assessment of the process DY Polymer, based on PET direct iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials |
| title_fullStr | Safety assessment of the process DY Polymer, based on PET direct iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safety assessment of the process DY Polymer, based on PET direct iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials |
| title_short | Safety assessment of the process DY Polymer, based on PET direct iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials |
| title_sort | safety assessment of the process dy polymer based on pet direct iv technology used to recycle post consumer pet into food contact materials |
| topic | PET direct iV+ DY Polymer food contact materials plastic poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) recycling process |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6797 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT efsapanelonfoodcontactmaterialsenzymesandprocessingaidscep safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT claudelambre safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT josemanuelbaratbaviera safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT claudiabolognesi safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT andrewchesson safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT piersandrococconcelli safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT riccardocrebelli safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT davidmichaelgott safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT konradgrob safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT marcelmengelers safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT alicjamortensen safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT gillesriviere safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT ingerlisesteffensen safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT christinatlustos safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT henkvanloveren safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT laurencevernis safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT holgerzorn safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT vincentdudler safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT mariarosariamilana safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT constantinepapaspyrides safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT mariadefatimatavarespocas safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT alexandroslioupis safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials AT evgenialampi safetyassessmentoftheprocessdypolymerbasedonpetdirectivtechnologyusedtorecyclepostconsumerpetintofoodcontactmaterials |