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Safety assessment of the process Bandera Twin used to recycle post-consumer PET into food contact materials
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DOI：10.2903/j.efsa.2026.10130.png)
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The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM) assessed the safety of the Bandera Twin recycling process (EU register number RECYC341). The input is 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 extruded at high temperature and vacuum (step 2). Having examined the challenge test provided, the Panel concluded that the operating parameters to control the performance of the critical step 2 are temperature, pressure and ■■■■■. It was demonstrated that this recycling process ensures that the levels of migration of potential unknown contaminants into food are below the conservatively modelled migration and that therefore the recycled PET obtained from the process is not of safety concern when used at up to (i) 9% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with drinking water, for long-term storage at room temperature, with or without hot-fill; (ii) 30% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with milk, other liquid milk-based products, non-alcoholic beverages (other than drinking water) and solid foods specifically intended for infants and toddlers, for long-term storage at room temperature, with or without hot-fill); and (iii) 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs other than drinking water, milk, liquid milk-based products and non-alcoholic beverages, and solid foods specifically intended for infants and toddlers, for long-term storage at room temperature or below, with or without hot-fill. 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.
Keywords:
Bandera Twin
food contact materials
plastic
poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET)
recycling process
safety assessment
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