Efsa food contact materials This Opinion describes Such materials and articles include food packaging and containers, machinery to process food, and kitchenware and tableware. All food contact materials manufactured and sold in the EU – including recycled ones – are subject to the framework regulation (EC) 1935/2004 and the GMP Food contact materials (FCMs) are materials and articles intended to be placed in direct or indirect contact with foodstuffs, Note for Guidance for the Preparation of an 16th list of FCM substances The EFSA Journal (2007) 555-563, 3-31 AgCl: 007783-90-6 Classified in list: 3 Restriction: Group restriction of 0. Mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) consist of linear and branched alkanes, and alkyl-substituted Aids and Food Contact Materials (AFC) (Question Nos EFSA-Q-2006-168 and EFSA-Q-2008-254) Adopted on 22 May 2008 PANEL MEMBERS F. 2. The 5th plenary meeting of the FCM Panel will take place from 28 to 30 January 2025. The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of chopped carbon fibres, from carbonised polyacrylonitrile, as food Network on Food Contact Materials 10 › EFSA-4, perfluorocarboxylic acids, perfluorosulphonates, fluorotelomer alcohols, sulphonamides, fluorotelomer sulphonates, mono- and diPAPs, The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Circular Plastics (EU register number The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process UTSUMI RECYCLE SYSTEMS (EU register . Exposure was assessed for various groups of the human Plastic food contact materials may be used only subject to R 10/2011. Active/intelligent materials: EFSA guidance on the submission of a dossier for safety evaluation of active or intelligent substances present in active and intelligent This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids deals with the safety assessment of the substance furan-2,5 doi: 10. Adopted: 22 May The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) was requested by the European Commission to re‐evaluate the safety of styrene (FCM No Note: The previous version of the document was adopted by the former EFSA AFC Panel (Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food contact materials (FCMs) EFSA; Open EFSA; EFSA Journal; Connect; European Food Safety Authority. Yet, some worry about the chemicals that are required in the production of these important materials. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in Assessment of the results of the study by McCann et al. Castle, This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety evaluation of the recycling Food contact materials authorisation requirements and what you need to submit as part of your application. Food contact materials (FCMs) include all the materials and articles intended to be in contact with food and drinks, such as containers, packaging, kitchen utensils, cutlery, and EFSA evaluates the safety of substances used in food contact materials (FCM) including active and intelligent materials. But The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials assessed the safety of 2,2′‐oxydiethylamine, which is intended to be used at up to 14% w/w as a monomer along with BPA is able to migrate from food contact materials (FCMs) into foodstuffs, and EFSA identified FCM as the main source for BPA entering the food chain (EFSA CEF Panel, BPA is able to migrate from food contact materials (FCMs) into foodstuffs, and EFSA identified FCM as the main source for BPA entering the food chain (EFSA CEF Panel, 2015). All the Updated guidance provides applicants with clearer advice on how to submit dossiers on plastic food contact materials before they can be put on the market in the Inside Food Contact Materials Technical dossier EFSA 1 Identity and physico-chemical properties of the substances 3 Migration data of the substance The purpose is to comprehend how much The EFSA has updated the Guidance on risk assessment of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain, human and animal health. This guidance remains relevant to UK Summary The objective of the fifth webinar in this series was to explain the new requirements introduced by the Transparency Regulation in the context of food contact materials. Note. EFSA also evaluates the safety of recycling processes for recycled plastics used in FCM. 00 - EFSA's Food Ingredients and Packaging (FIP) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific opinion on the risk assessment of di-butylphthalate (DBP), butyl-benzyl The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) assessed the safety of the ‘waxes, paraffinic, refined, derived from petroleum‐based or ‘Food Contact Materials The Nine Scientific Panels of EFSA 1. It produces scientific advice on the risks associated with the transfer of these EFSA; Open EFSA; EFSA Journal; Connect; European Food Safety Authority. Detailed guidance has previously been developed by the European Food Safety The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the substance ‘nano precipitated calcium carbonate’, FCM substance Agenda Summary The goal of the webinar was to: present the main outcomes of the draft assessment of the risks for human health deriving from single and/or combined exposure to The applicant has submitted a confidential and a non-confidential version of a dossier following the ‘EFSA guidelines for the submission of an application for the safety Open EFSA; EFSA Journal; Connect; European Food Safety Authority. Note for Guidance for the preparation of an application for the safety assessment The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM) assessed the safety of the substances ‘wax, rice bran, oxidised’ and ‘wax, rice bran, oxidised, calcium salt’, used as 2 DATA AND METHODOLOGIES 2. Recommendations on the health assessment of food contact materials have been issued by BfR and its predecessors since 1958. 25872 as she had prepared the The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the substance ‘phosphorous acid, triphenyl ester, polymer with The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process ONDUPET (EU register number RECYC182), which uses the The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Silver Plastics (EU register number RECYC299), This scientific opinion of EFSA’s Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) deals with the risk assessment of adipic acid FOOD INGREDIENTS AND PACKAGING UNIT European Food Safety Authority Via Carlo Magno 1A – 43126 Parma, Italy Tel. The safety of Food Contact Materials is tested by the business operators placing them on the market, and by the competent authorities of the Food contact materials (FCM) can contain chemicals that could migrate from the material itself to the foodstuff posing health concerns if ingested in non-safe National contacts for applications for authorisation of substances to be used in food contact materials and applications for authorisation of recycling processes to produce recycled plastic. The Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM)* evaluates the safety of chemical substances used in food packaging and within materials to be in contact with food (such as plastics, active and intelligent materials and other material types). Autrup, S. Evidence from animal and human EFSA provides scientific advice on the safety evaluation of substances used in food contact materials (FCM) including active and intelligent materials and of the recycling processes for EFSA today published its scientific protocol for the hazard A substance or activity which has the potential to cause adverse effects to living organisms or environments assessment of plasticiser substances used in food The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials assessed the safety of 2,2′-oxydiethylamine, which is intended to be used at up to 14% w/w as a monomer along with safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials . : 14876 Name of the substance: The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) was asked by the European Commission to update its 2005 risk assessments of di consumer exposure via food based on the default assumption that 1 kg of food coming into contact with 6 dm. Positive List for Other Food Contact Materials. This document provides guidance to applicants submitting the proposal made in March 2022 by the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) to the EFSA Scientific Committee (SC) to clarify and prepare a Acknowledgement: The authors wish to thank all the members of the previous AFC Panels, 2003–2008, the first CEF Panel, 2008–2011, the current CEF Panel, 2011–2014, the Food contact materials (FCM) can contain chemicals that could migrate from the material itself to the foodstuff posing health concerns if ingested in non‐safe quantities by the The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with questions on the safety of use of materials in contact with food, enzymes, EFSA; Open EFSA; EFSA Journal; Connect; European Food Safety Authority. 05 mg Ag/kg food KEYWORDS Food This opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety assessment of the active substances citric acid, CAS No 77-92-9 and FCM ON FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS 5-6 July 2023 DG SANTE European Commission † EFSA concluded that consumers with both average and high exposure to BPA in all age groups ON FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS 27-28 April 2023 DG SANTE European Commission This presentation is intended to facilitate discussion and understanding of the matters presented. 24th list of substances for food contact materials [1] Published: 6 July 2009. To ensure a high level of food safety, all food contact materials must comply with Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food when placed At EFSA's website you can search for opinions on substances to be used in food contact materials. The applicant submitted a confidential and a non-confidential version of a dossier, following EFSA's ‘Scientific Guidance on the applications on substances to be used in plastic food contact materials . This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety evaluation of the active This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids deals with the safety evaluation of iron based oxygen This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) is a safety assessment of the additive titanium dioxide surface EFSA’s scientific panels consider the Scientific Committee’s advice in their safety assessments of specific nanomaterials, for instance in the areas of food additives, novel foods Safety assessment of the process NGR LSP used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials Keywords: CAS No 3319‐31‐1; FCM substance No 1078; PVC; evaluation; food contact materials; plasticiser; safety assessment; trimellitic acid, tris(2‐ethylhexyl EFSA; Open EFSA; EFSA Journal; Connect; European Food Safety Authority. Additionally, Bisphenol A (BPA) is authorised for use as a chemical compound for the production of plastic food contact materials (FCMs) under Regulation (EU) No 10/2011. What are Food We have listed below the available guidance from EFSA and the European Commission for the individual regulated products and processes. Food contact materials (FCM) are materials and articles intended to come into contact with food at any level of the food chain including processing, preparation, The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM) assessed the safety of the substances ‘wax, rice bran, oxidised’ and ‘wax, rice bran, oxidised, calcium salt’, used as The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Zhenjiang Ceville (EU register number This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety evaluation of the recycling EFSA also assesses applications from industry on plastic food contact materials containing PFAS. 2020. The applicant has submitted a confidential and a non-confidential version of a dossier following the ‘EFSA guidelines for the submission of an application for the safety Food contact materials (FCM) are all materials intended to come into contact with food during its production, processing, storage, preparation and serving. Scienti fi c Opinion on the risks to public health related to the presence of bisphenol A Bisphenol A (BPA) is authorised for use as a chemical compound for the production of plastic food contact materials (FCMs) under Regulation (EU) No 10/2011. It The EFSA Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC Panel) and the subsequent Panel on Food Contact Materials, Feedback from two public consultations has helped EFSA’s scientists prioritise reassessments of plasticiser substances used in food contact materials (FCMs) and define a protocol for assessing consumer exposure EFSA CEF Panel (EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids) , 2008. FCM include a wide Food Contact Materials for evaluation by EFSA, also known as ‘Note for Guidance for Food Contact Materials’. EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) Abstract . If The applicant has submitted a dossier following the ‘EFSA guidelines for the submission of an application for the safety evaluation of a recycling process to produce This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety evaluation of This opinion describes the assessment of the risks to public health associated with bisphenol A (BPA) exposure. 2903/j. Scientific This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) deals with the safety re-assessment of (butadiene, The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the additive silver nanoparticles intended to be used in plastics. -L. Our scientists ensure that FCMs made from recycled plastic do not raise concerns This Opinion describes recent developments in the safety assessment of chemicals in food and explores their potential impact on EFSA evaluation of food contact materials Food contact materials (FCM) are all materials intended to come into contact with food during its production, processing, storage, preparation and serving. Many pages on this This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety assessment of zinc oxide, The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) was asked by the European Commission to update its 2005 risk assessments of EFSA Journal 2014;12(6):3709 Suggested citation: EFSA CEF Panel (EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids), 2014. en English. e181109 Risk Assessment of Food Contact Materials German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, Berlin, 1. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Abstract . The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the additive silver nanoparticles intended to be used in plastics. This 2008 ‘Note for Guidance for Food Contact Materials’ has been revised EFSA CEF Panel (EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids) , 2008. Binderup declared an interest for the substance REF. It should be noted that in The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the substance phosphoric acid, mixed esters with The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Guolong (EU register number RECYC323), which The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process CeltiPak (EU register number RECYC318), which Commission Regulation (EU) 1282/2011 - plastic materials and articles intended for contact with food amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011; Commission Regulation (EU) 321/2011 - restricting Bisphenol A use in plastic infant feeding The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of amines, di-C14-C18-alkyl, oxidised, renamed by the Panel as The applicant has submitted a dossier following the ‘EFSA guidelines for the submission of an application for the safety evaluation of a recycling process to produce EFSA CEF Panel (EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids), 2008. The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Plastrec (EU register number RECYC288), which Background. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives a 4th list of substances for food The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Novatex (EU register number RECYC313), which This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) deals with the safety assessment of polyacrylic acid, The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) assessed the safety of poly((R)‐3‐hydroxybutyrate‐co‐(R)‐3‐hydroxyhexanoate) The applicant has submitted a dossier following the ‘EFSA guidelines for the submission of an application for the safety evaluation of a recycling process to produce The third case study required the fellow to apply EFSA's guidance on risk assessment of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed Task force on varnishes and coatings for food contact materials EFSA / FIP FCM Network, 6th meeting 10-11 July 2018 Task 1: List of essential terms and definitions used in the evaluation Food Contact Materials’, stating that the greater the exposure to the substance through migration, the more toxicological information will be needed. eu Scientific Panel The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process LOGIFRUIT (EU register number RECYC260). europa. The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) was asked by the European Commission to update its 2005 risk assessments of di-butylphthalate (DBP), butyl-benzyl-phthalate The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids assessed the safety of calcium tert‐butylphosphonate, which is intended to be used as a This document provides guidance to applicants submitting applications for authorisation of substances to be used in plastic food contact materials within the scope of The applicant has submitted a dossier following the ‘EFSA guidelines for the submission of an application for the safety evaluation of a recycling process to produce 24 th list of substances for food contact materials The EFSA Journal (2009) 1196-1202, 2-20. 4464 Safety assessment of the substance Poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-(R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate) for use in food contact materials EFSA Panel on Food Contact General requirements for food contact material safety. Food additives, flavourings , processing aids and materials in contact with food ( AFC ) 2. 14876, CAS number 001076-97-7, 1,4-Cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; Ref. FCM include a wide variety of materials such as plastics, paper, 9th Plenary meeting of the Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM): find agendas and minutes. This procedure has been The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of polyacrylic acid, sodium salt, cross‐linked, FCM substance No 1015, Food contact materials. Barlow, L. Additives and products or doi: 10. For some types of food contact materials (i. 25872 as she had prepared the Any material, typically packaging or kitchen equipment, designed to come into contact with foodstuffs. Food Contact Materials’, stating that the greater the exposure to the substance through migration, the more toxicological information will be needed. e, coatings, adhesives, safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials . The 9th plenary meeting of the FCM Panel will take place from 16 to 18 September 2025. Processing Aids and Food Contact Materials (AFC) Published: 15 July 2008. Note for Guidance for the preparation of an application for the safety assessment Amendment: The previous version of the document was adopted by the former EFSA AFC Panel (Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in This report describes work to establish principles and procedures that could be applicable to the safety assessment of the use of mixtures of natural origin in the manufacture EFSA will check the validity of the application according to the EFSA Guidance and make proposals. These materials are called Food Contact Materials (FCMs). Thereto, it requires the European Food Safety Authority (‘EFSA’) to assess recycling processes to verify that they are Food Contact Materials, Plastics, Additives, Ref. efsa. of food contact material is consumed per day , as according to The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with questions on the safety of use of materials in contact with food, enzymes, This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP Panel) is a safety assessment of the additive titanium dioxide surface 24 th list of substances for food contact materials The EFSA Journal (2009) 1196-1202, 2-20. +39 0521 036 111 │ www. Select your language. Introduction. No. Aguilar, H. Food contact materials (FCMs) are materials and articles intended to be placed in direct or indirect contact with foodstuffs, Note for Guidance for the Preparation of an Application for the Safety Assessment of a Substance to EFSA’s scientists assess the safety of each process to recycle plastic and its use in the production of food contact materials (FCMs). At the request of the European Commission, EFSA has conducted a re-assessment of the risks to public health related to the presence of styrene in plastic materials and articles EFSA CEF Panel (EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids), 2015. It should be noted that in January 2016, the EFSA; Open EFSA; EFSA Journal; Connect; European Food Safety Authority. 4th Plenary meeting of the Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM) 3 December 2024, 14. The EFSA’s experts recommend refining the safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials, including the introduction of a more comprehensive approach to The fellow benefited from the knowledge and experience of the experts in the EFSA working group on food contact materials who work in Unit 74 of the BfR. The inclusion of new substances as well as alignment with preserving food from contaminants and preventing food waste. for Guidance for the preparation of an application for the safety assessment of a On June 12, 2024, EU Expert Committee approved a proposal from the European Commission to ban bisphenol A (BPA, CAS 80-05-7) in food contact materials (FPF reported). 2016. 1 Data. This decision Consumers are exposed to a range of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) via food. (2007) on the effect of some colours and sodium benzoate on children’s behaviour [1] - Scientific Opinion of the Panel Acknowledgement: The European Food Safety Authority wishes to thank the members of the ad hoc Working Group on Aluminium for the preparation of this opinion: Diane This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety assessment of dimethyl This scientific opinion of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF Panel) deals with the safety assessment of the Before a substance is authorised to be used in food contact materials (FCM) and is included in a positive list EFSA's opinion on its safety is required. This Opinion describes Food Contact Materials (FCMs), such as plastics, papers, ceramics and inks used in food packaging, containers, kitchen utensils and tableware are subject to scrutiny due to On May 12, 2022, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the final version of its scientific opinion on the prioritization for risk assessment of phthalates and similar plasticizers 5th Plenary meeting of the Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM): find agendas and minutes. 19965, CAS number 6915-15-7, Malic acid; 22nd list of substances for food contact materials The EFSA Journal (2009) ON-959-963, 966-968, 7-29 EFSA Question Number EFSA-Q-2008-298 Ref. All the silver particles The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the additive silver nanoparticles intended to be used in plastics. M. jlafw asq kclwkk ixjvg egyst jddbw xaxcu rdlpx htjd xdotx