Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the process “PETUK SSP” for production of recycled post-consumer PET for use in food contact materials

<p>This scientific opinion of EFSA deals with the safety evaluation of the recycling process PETUK SSP, EC register number RECYC004. Through this process, washed PET flakes are dried, extruded into pellets then fed to a solid state polymerisation (SSP) reactor where high temperature an...

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Main Author: EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-08-01
Series:EFSA Journal
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Online Access:http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/2826.pdf