It is because of this growing concern for sustainability that, as a consequence, the use of recycled materials for the manufacture of new materials in various industries, including the food industry, has become imperative.

Raúl Díaz and Nuria Herranz - ITENE

 

However, the incorporation of these materials in food contact products poses significant challenges in terms of food safety.

 

In this context, the safety assessment of these materials for food contact becomes a crucial issue, especially under the umbrella of European legislation regulating the specific requirements to be considered safe. The framework of this regulation is Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, which indicates in its Article 3 the principle of food safety applicable to any type of material and article intended to come into contact with food. This principle states that...READING MORE AT https://www.infopack.es/revista/321/index56.html