plastic

About the fast-track approval of 140 new plastic recycling processes: risks and challenges

This entry was posted in News and tagged Food Safety plastic recycled plastic Recycling recycling processes SAFE on by

Is it safe to use recycled plastic in food and drink packaging? Secretary General Floriana Cimmarusti talked to Euractiv about the risks of a fast-track approval of 140 recycling processes.  SAFE calls for an adequate political scrutiny to protect consumer rights. Read the full article here.

Recycled plastics: ‘There will always be a risk’

This entry was posted in News and tagged EFSA FCM plastic Recycling SAFE on by

Until now, companies have stayed away from using recycled plastics in food packaging because of safety concerns. But times are chaning and they seem ready to reconsider their stance ahead of an EU decision to authorise more than 100 “safe” recycling processes for food contact applications. Floriana Cimmarusti, Secretary General of SAFE, told Euractiv about the […]