Safety assessment of the process Zhenjiang Ceville, based on the EREMA Basic 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 Zhenjiang Ceville (EU register number RECYC269), which uses the EREMA Basic technology. The input material is hot ■■■■■ washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET...

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Main Authors: 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, Daniele Comandella, Evgenia Lampi
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7831
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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
Daniele Comandella
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
Daniele Comandella
Evgenia Lampi
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description Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Zhenjiang Ceville (EU register number RECYC269), which uses the EREMA Basic technology. The input material is hot ■■■■■ washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) flakes originating from collected post‐consumer PET containers, including no more than 5% PET from non‐food consumer applications. The flakes are heated in a continuous reactor ■■■■■ before being extruded. Having examined the challenge test provided, the Panel concluded that the reactor of step 2, for which a challenge test was provided, is critical in determining the decontamination efficiency of the process. The operating parameters to control the performance of this step are temperature, pressure and residence time. It was demonstrated that this recycling process is able to ensure a level of migration of potential unknown contaminants into food below the conservatively modelled migration of 0.1 8μg/kg food, derived from the exposure scenario for infants when such recycled PET is used at up to 100%. Therefore, the Panel concluded that the recycled PET obtained from this process is not considered to be of safety concern when used at up to 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs, including drinking water, for long‐term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill. 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.
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spelling doaj-art-3d1b155381f54152b9079d1518f8d71a2025-08-20T02:26:59ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322023-03-01213n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7831Safety assessment of the process Zhenjiang Ceville, based on the EREMA Basic 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 PoçasDaniele ComandellaEvgenia LampiAbstract The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Zhenjiang Ceville (EU register number RECYC269), which uses the EREMA Basic technology. The input material is hot ■■■■■ washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) flakes originating from collected post‐consumer PET containers, including no more than 5% PET from non‐food consumer applications. The flakes are heated in a continuous reactor ■■■■■ before being extruded. Having examined the challenge test provided, the Panel concluded that the reactor of step 2, for which a challenge test was provided, is critical in determining the decontamination efficiency of the process. The operating parameters to control the performance of this step are temperature, pressure and residence time. It was demonstrated that this recycling process is able to ensure a level of migration of potential unknown contaminants into food below the conservatively modelled migration of 0.1 8μg/kg food, derived from the exposure scenario for infants when such recycled PET is used at up to 100%. Therefore, the Panel concluded that the recycled PET obtained from this process is not considered to be of safety concern when used at up to 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs, including drinking water, for long‐term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill. 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.2023.7831EREMA BasicZhenjiang Ceville Recycled Fiberfood 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
Daniele Comandella
Evgenia Lampi
Safety assessment of the process Zhenjiang Ceville, based on the EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
EFSA Journal
EREMA Basic
Zhenjiang Ceville Recycled Fiber
food contact materials
plastic
poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
recycling process
title Safety assessment of the process Zhenjiang Ceville, based on the EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
title_full Safety assessment of the process Zhenjiang Ceville, based on the EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
title_fullStr Safety assessment of the process Zhenjiang Ceville, based on the EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
title_full_unstemmed Safety assessment of the process Zhenjiang Ceville, based on the EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
title_short Safety assessment of the process Zhenjiang Ceville, based on the EREMA Basic technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
title_sort safety assessment of the process zhenjiang ceville based on the erema basic technology used to recycle post consumer pet into food contact materials
topic EREMA Basic
Zhenjiang Ceville Recycled Fiber
food contact materials
plastic
poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
recycling process
url https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7831
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