Non-Phthalate PVC Plasticizer Obtains FDA Compliance For Key Germany

  • Non-Phthalate PVC Plasticizer Obtains FDA Compliance For Key Germany
  • Non-Phthalate PVC Plasticizer Obtains FDA Compliance For Key Germany
  • Non-Phthalate PVC Plasticizer Obtains FDA Compliance For Key Germany
  • Can phthalates be used in food contact polymers?
  • The FDA currently allows nine phthalates in food contact applications (eight for use as plasticizers and one for use as a monomer) in the production of food contact polymers. Phthalates are not authorized to be directly added to food.
  • Can phthalates be used in food packaging?
  • Some phthalates may be used in food packaging or other minor food contact uses such as components of adhesives, lubricants, and sealants. The FDA currently allows nine phthalates in food contact applications (eight for use as plasticizers and one for use as a monomer) in the production of food contact polymers.
  • Which phthalate plasticizers are used in flexible PVC packaging?
  • Human biomonitoring data are available for DINCH, DOTP, DEHA, DINA, and TOTM, and indicate that total exposures from all sources are below regulatory thresholds. Several non-ortho phthalate plasticizers, including ATBC, DEHA, DINCH, DOTP, and ESBO, are currently used in flexible PVC applications for food packaging and processing.
  • Which plasticizers are used in food contact applications?
  • ATBC, DEHA, DINCH, DOTP, and ESBO are used in food contact applications, are well-studied, and demonstrate low toxicity. Seven other plasticizers, 2EHESBO, ASE, CMCHA, DBT, DEHCH, PETV, and TOTM, have recent but limited food contact clearances.
  • Can vinyl chloride be used as a plasticizer?
  • It has been reviewed by CPSC (2018e) and by EFSA (2019) and has clearance under FCN 1771 for use as a plasticizer at levels not to exceed 50% by weight in repeated-use food-contact vinyl chloride polymers intended to contact all types of food but not for use in contact with infant formula and human milk (BASF, FDA, 2021b).
  • Are there phthalates in food contact tubing?
  • For example, no phthalates were detected in representative samples of food contact tubing used by industry that were obtained and analyzed in 2021. That evidence suggests that at this time the use of phthalates in food contact applications is limited and consumer exposure to phthalates from food contact uses is decreasing.

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