This scientific opinion of EFSA deals with the criteria to be used for safety evaluation of a
recycling process to produce recycled PET intended to be used for manufacture of materials …

Typical contamination and the frequency of misuse of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET)
bottles are crucial parameters in the risk assessment of post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET …

Studies were undertaken to determine the composition of five different types of post-
consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) feedstreams to ascertain the relative amounts of …

Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) bottles are widely used for beverages. Knowledge about
the migration of organic compounds from the PET bottle wall into contact media is of interest …

Of all the plastics used for packaging, due to its low diffusivity and chemical inertness, poly
(ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is one of the favoured candidate plastics for closed-loop …

The need of and opportunities for recycling of plastics for food packaging have been
recognized, and a lot of work to find meaningful and cost-effective solutions to this issue is in …

This chapter will discuss the various toxicological criteria/concepts and safety considerations
that have evolved to ensure that refillable and recycled plastics can safely be used in direct …

This chapter discusses the improvement of recyclability of plastic packaging materials, safety
and quality testing of recycled materials, and use of recycled plastics in food packaging …

PET packaging materials have been tested for volatile content after exposure to high
temperatures. Samples included laminates, bottles, and roasting bags, and were heated at …

Two multicomponent post‐use recycled plastics named as NPP40A3 (formulated with 85%
HDPE and 15% of a PP‐PS‐PVC mixture) and NPP40A6 (formulated with 80% NPP40A3 …