Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials

[EN] The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Extremadura TorrePet (EU register number RECYC247), which uses the Starlinger iV+ technology. The input is hot caustic washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fla...

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Authors: Lambré, Claude, Bolognesi, Claudia, Chesson, Andrew, Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro, Crebelli, Riccardo, Gott, David Michael, Grob, Konrad, Mengelers, Marcel, Mortensen, Alicja, Rivière, Gilles, Steffensen, Inger-Lise, Tlustos, Christina, van Loveren, Henk, Vernis, Laurence, Barat Baviera, José Manuel|||0000-0001-8487-7114
Format: article
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:English
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Online Access:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/193801
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Keyword:Starlinger iV plus
Extremadura Torre Pet SL
Food contact materials
Plastic
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
Recycling process
Safety assessment
TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
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spelling Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materialsLambré, ClaudeBolognesi, ClaudiaChesson, AndrewCocconcelli, Pier SandroCrebelli, RiccardoGott, David MichaelGrob, KonradMengelers, MarcelMortensen, AlicjaRivière, GillesSteffensen, Inger-LiseTlustos, Christinavan Loveren, HenkVernis, LaurenceBarat Baviera, José Manuel|||0000-0001-8487-7114Starlinger iV plusExtremadura Torre Pet SLFood contact materialsPlasticPoly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)Recycling processSafety assessmentTECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS[EN] The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Extremadura TorrePet (EU register number RECYC247), which uses the Starlinger iV+ technology. The input is hot caustic washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) flakes mainly originating from collected post-consumer PET containers, with no more than 5% PET from non-food consumer applications. The flakes are dried and crystallised in a first reactor, then extruded into pellets. These pellets are crystallised, preheated and treated in a solid-state polycondensation (SSP) reactor. Having examined the challenge test provided, the Panel concluded that the drying and crystallisation (step 2), extrusion and crystallisation (step 3) and SSP (step 4) are critical in determining the decontamination efficiency of the process. The operating parameters to control the performance of these critical steps are temperature, air flow and residence time for the drying and crystallisation step, and temperature, pressure and residence time for the extrusion and crystallisation step as well as the SSP step. It was demonstrated that this recycling process is able to ensure that the level of migration of potential unknown contaminants into food is below the conservatively modelled migration of 0.1 mu g/kg food. Therefore, the Panel concluded that the recycled PET obtained from this process is not of safety concern when used at up to 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs for long-term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill. The final 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.The CEP Panel of EFSA wishes to thank the following for the support provided to this scientific output: Stavroula Sampani. The Panel wishes to acknowledge all European competent institutions, Member State bodies and other organisations that provided data for this scientific output.WilleyDepartamento de Tecnología de AlimentosInstituto Universitario de Ingeniería de Alimentos (FoodUPV)Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio NaturalGrupo de Investigación e Innovación AlimentariaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20222022-07-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/193801reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - Sin obra derivada (by-nd) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/1938012026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials
title Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials
spellingShingle Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials
Lambré, Claude
Starlinger iV plus
Extremadura Torre Pet SL
Food contact materials
Plastic
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
Recycling process
Safety assessment
TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
title_short Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials
title_full Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials
title_fullStr Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials
title_full_unstemmed Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials
title_sort Safety assessment of the process Extremadura TorrePet, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Lambré, Claude
Bolognesi, Claudia
Chesson, Andrew
Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro
Crebelli, Riccardo
Gott, David Michael
Grob, Konrad
Mengelers, Marcel
Mortensen, Alicja
Rivière, Gilles
Steffensen, Inger-Lise
Tlustos, Christina
van Loveren, Henk
Vernis, Laurence
Barat Baviera, José Manuel|||0000-0001-8487-7114
author Lambré, Claude
author_facet Lambré, Claude
Bolognesi, Claudia
Chesson, Andrew
Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro
Crebelli, Riccardo
Gott, David Michael
Grob, Konrad
Mengelers, Marcel
Mortensen, Alicja
Rivière, Gilles
Steffensen, Inger-Lise
Tlustos, Christina
van Loveren, Henk
Vernis, Laurence
Barat Baviera, José Manuel|||0000-0001-8487-7114
author_role author
author2 Bolognesi, Claudia
Chesson, Andrew
Cocconcelli, Pier Sandro
Crebelli, Riccardo
Gott, David Michael
Grob, Konrad
Mengelers, Marcel
Mortensen, Alicja
Rivière, Gilles
Steffensen, Inger-Lise
Tlustos, Christina
van Loveren, Henk
Vernis, Laurence
Barat Baviera, José Manuel|||0000-0001-8487-7114
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author
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author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos
Instituto Universitario de Ingeniería de Alimentos (FoodUPV)
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio Natural
Grupo de Investigación e Innovación Alimentaria
Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Starlinger iV plus
Extremadura Torre Pet SL
Food contact materials
Plastic
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
Recycling process
Safety assessment
TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
topic Starlinger iV plus
Extremadura Torre Pet SL
Food contact materials
Plastic
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
Recycling process
Safety assessment
TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS
description [EN] The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Extremadura TorrePet (EU register number RECYC247), which uses the Starlinger iV+ technology. The input is hot caustic washed and dried poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) flakes mainly originating from collected post-consumer PET containers, with no more than 5% PET from non-food consumer applications. The flakes are dried and crystallised in a first reactor, then extruded into pellets. These pellets are crystallised, preheated and treated in a solid-state polycondensation (SSP) reactor. Having examined the challenge test provided, the Panel concluded that the drying and crystallisation (step 2), extrusion and crystallisation (step 3) and SSP (step 4) are critical in determining the decontamination efficiency of the process. The operating parameters to control the performance of these critical steps are temperature, air flow and residence time for the drying and crystallisation step, and temperature, pressure and residence time for the extrusion and crystallisation step as well as the SSP step. It was demonstrated that this recycling process is able to ensure that the level of migration of potential unknown contaminants into food is below the conservatively modelled migration of 0.1 mu g/kg food. Therefore, the Panel concluded that the recycled PET obtained from this process is not of safety concern when used at up to 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs for long-term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill. The final 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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