Safety assessment of the substance isobutane, for use in food contact materials
Autor: | EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF), Silano, Vittorio, Bolognesi, Claudia, Chipman, Kevin, Cravedi, Jean-Pierre, Engel, Karl‐Heinz, Fowler, Paul, Franz, Roland, Grob, Konrad, Gürtler, Rainer, Husøy, Trine, Kärenlampi, Sirpa, Mennes, Wim, Milana, Maria Rosaria, Pfaff, Karla, Riviere, Gilles, Srinivasan, Jannavi, Tavares Poças, Maria de Fátima, Tlustos, Christina, Wölfle, Detlef, Zorn, Holger, Kolf‐Clauw, Martine, Lampi, Eugenia, Svensson, Kettil, Lioupis, Alexandros, Castle, Laurence |
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Přispěvatelé: | ToxAlim (ToxAlim), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Purpan (INPT - EI Purpan), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Food contact materials
Ingénierie des aliments emballage alimentaire Plant Science 010501 environmental sciences 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy 01 natural sciences chemistry.chemical_compound E 943b 0302 clinical medicine [SDV.IDA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food engineering interaction aliment emballage TX341-641 CAS No 75‐28‐5 chemistry.chemical_classification Isobutane Pulp and paper industry food contact materials Hydrocarbon sécurité alimentaire Emulsion Alimentation et Nutrition food.ingredient Veterinary (miscellaneous) safety assessment Foaming agent TP1-1185 polystyrene Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences food Food and Nutrition Food engineering 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Propellant Nutrition. Foods and food supply Food additive Chemical technology isobutane foaming agent Vegetable oil Scientific Opinion chemistry Environmental science Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology FCM Substance No 1069 [SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition Food Science |
Zdroj: | EFSA Journal EFSA Journal 1 (16), 7p.. (2018) EFSA Journal, European Food Safety Authority, 2018, 16 (1), 7p. ⟨10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5116⟩ EFSA Journal, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2018) |
ISSN: | 1831-4732 2314-9396 |
Popis: | International audience; The substance isobutane is intended to be used as a foaming agent at max 4.5% to produce expanded polystyrene (EPS) to be used for packaging foods, such as fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and cheese, at room temperature or lower. Isobutane is approved in Europe as a food additive (E943b) to be used quantumsatis as a gas propellant only in vegetable oil pan spray (for professional use only) and water-based emulsion spray according to Regulation (EC) No1333/2008. The purity requirements for the use of isobutane as a food additive are described in Commission Regulation (EU) No231/2012. The substance is a gas at room temperature. It is a saturated hydrocarbon, obtained with a high level of purity, and is not expected to react under the processing conditions used to make foamed polystyrene materials and articles. Data on migration of isobutane from trays at 20 degrees C for 10days ranged from 0.2 to 0.4mg/kg food. Considering the intended applications, estimated exposure is extremely low based on migration data. In the absence of genotoxicity alerts and given the very low toxicity following repeated exposure with no observed adverse effect concentration (NOAEC) of several thousands of mg/m(3) by inhalation, it was considered that the use of isobutane as a foaming agent, at the expected exposure from food, does not raise a safety concern. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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