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HEALTH
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230615
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Webinar on safety of recycled PETChemical migration and PET food packaging: Implications for circularity.
Tuesday, 28 June⋅14:00 – 15:00
Food Packaging Forum
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migration and PET food packaging: Implications for circularity
Food Packaging Forum
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles are commonly accepted in local or in-store recycling programs and many drinks producers are incorporating recycled PET (rPET) into their bottles. How are plastic bottles recycled? What is known about the chemical safety of rPET? And what does that mean for the future of PET recycling?
This webinar will feature scientists Eleni Iacovidou of Brunel University London, Olwenn Martin of University College London, and Loula Gerasimidou of Brunel University London. Together with other scientists, including from the Food Packaging Forum, they coauthored the study “Unpacking the complexity of the PET drink bottles value chain: A chemicals perspective” published in the peer-reviewed Journal Of Hazardous Materials in March 2022 (FPF reported). The study has been featured in The Guardian and elsewhere.
During the webinar, the scientists will present the study and then join for an open discussion with the audience, including the opportunity to ask questions.
Unpacking the complexity of the PET drink bottles value chain: A chemicals perspective
Abstract
Chemicals can migrate from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) drink bottles to their content and recycling processes may concentrate or introduce new chemicals to the PET value chain. Therefore, even though recycling PET bottles is key in reducing plastic pollution, it may raise concerns about safety and quality. This study provides a systematic evidence map of the food contact chemicals (FCCs) that migrate from PET drink bottles aiming to identify challenges in closing the plastic packaging loop. The migration potential of 193 FCCs has been investigated across the PET drink bottles lifecycle, of which 150 have been detected to migrate from PET bottles into food simulants/food samples. The study reveals that much research has focused on the migration of antimony (Sb), acetaldehyde and some well-known endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). It indicates and discusses the key influential factors on FCCs migration, such as physical characteristics and geographical origin of PET bottles, storage conditions, and reprocessing efficiency . Although, safety and quality implications arising from the recycling of PET bottles remain underexplored, the higher migration of Sb and Bishphenol A has been reported in recycled (rPET) compared to virgin PET. This is attributed to multiple contamination sources and the variability in the collection, sorting, and decontamination efficiency. Better collaboration among stakeholders across the entire PET bottles lifecycle is needed to ensure sustainable resource management and food contact safety of rPET
Identifying compounds migrating from reusable plastic bottles into drinking water
Webinar on July 5, 2022On July 5, 2022, join the Food Packaging Forum for a webinar on chemical migration from reusables. Hear from and participate in a discussion with one of the scientists behind a recent study that measured chemical migration from reusable plastic bottles including compounds never before measured in bottled water. Learn more and register today on the event's website.
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