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Safe rPS proven for food-contact use

The Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS) value chain initiative has submitted a notification of a ‘novel technology’ under the new EU regulation 2022/1616 to prove the availability of safe recycled polystyrene (rPS) under the stringent conditions enforced by EU law. The technology ensures the safe use of rPS as food-contact material behind a functional barrier, in…

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