23rd list of substances for food contact materials Scientific Opinion of the Panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing aids (CEF)

Within the general task of evaluating substances intended for use in materials in contact with food according to the Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, the CEF Panel evaluated the following substances: EFSA Question Number: EFSA-Q2007-023 Ref. No.: 38550 Name of the substance: Bis(4-propylbenzylidene)propylsorbitol CAS number: 882073-43-0 SCF_List: 3 Restriction: 5 mg/kg food including the sum of hydrolysis products, expressed as the parent substance Remark for Commission: The substance hydrolyses in the presence of acids. A conservative estimate of the migration can be received by the sum of the concentration of the parent substance plus three times the concentration of migrated 4-propylbenzaldehyde. EFSA Question Number: EFSA-Q-2003-199 Ref. No.: 80077 Name of the substance: Polyethylene waxes, oxidised CAS number: 068441-17-8 SCF_ List: 2 Restriction: TDI=1 mg/kg bw Remark for Commission: None EFSA Question Number: EFSA-Q-2008-678 Ref. No. : 92475 Name of the substance: 3,3',5,5'-tetrakis(tert-butyl)-2,2'-dihydroxybiphenyl,cyclic ester with [3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propyl]oxyphosphonous acid CAS number: 203255-81-6 SCF_ List: 3 Restriction: 5 mg/kg food (expressed as the sum of phosphite and phosphate form of the substance and the hydrolysis products) Remark for Commission: FRF is applicable