The criteria and scientific techniques that EFSA will employ to assess the efficacy of decontamination in recycling operations are described in this updated guidance.
The complete recycling process, including collection, preprocessing, decontamination, postprocessing, and intended use, must be described in full by applicants. Along with demonstrating the decontamination efficiency through a challenge test, they also need to self-evaluate the procedure.
A crucial prerequisite is that the daily exposure to pollutants originating from recycled PET in food packaging shouldn’t surpass 0.0025 μg/kg of body weight. The level at which possible genotoxic dangers to human health are deemed insignificant is known as the “threshold of toxicological concern” (TTC).
Based on the data submitted, EFSA will assess the safety of PET recycling procedures to make sure they satisfy the most recent standards for safe usage in materials that come into contact with food.
