News/Update International - EFSA May 19, 2026

Safety assessment of the process Fucine Film, based on the Reifenhäuser technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes and Processing Aids (CEP) assessed the safety of the recycling process Fucine Film (EU register number RECYC322), which uses the Reifenhäuser...

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Document type: News/Update. Agency: International - EFSA. Published: 2026-05-19.

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