EFSA evaluates positively furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) for use as a monomer with ethylene to produce ethylene polyesters furanoato (PEF).
11/11/2014
Safety assessment of the substance furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) for use as a monomer with ethylene glycol to produce polyethylene furanoate polyesters (PEF) is positive. Final articles are intended to be used in contact with all types of foodstuffs and storage under any condition of time and temperature.
Specific migration was estimated based on an assumption of 100 % mass transfer of the residual content of FDCA in PEF and this provided an estimate of 0.12 mg/kg food. Overall migration was performed with 3 % acetic acid, 10, 20, 50 and 95 % ethanol and iso-octane food simulants for 10 days at 60 °C. All results were below the limit of detection of 6 mg/kg food. |