Safety assessment of the substance isobutane, for use in food contact materials

Safety assessment of the substance isobutane, for use in food contact materials

Abstract 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 (E 943b) to...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF), Vittorio Silano, Claudia Bolognesi, Kevin Chipman, Jean‐Pierre Cravedi, Karl‐Heinz Engel, Paul Fowler, Roland Franz, Konrad Grob, Rainer Gürtler, Trine Husøy, Sirpa Kärenlampi, Wim Mennes, Maria Rosaria Milana, Karla Pfaff, Gilles Riviere, Jannavi Srinivasan, Maria de Fátima Tavares Poças, Christina Tlustos, Detlef Wölfle, Holger Zorn, Martine Kolf‐Clauw, Eugenia Lampi, Kettil Svensson, Alexandros Lioupis, Laurence Castle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
Isobutane
CAS No 75‐28‐5
FCM Substance No 1069
E 943b
foaming agent
polystyrene
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5116

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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5116

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