A comprehensive evaluation by the CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFRTI), Mysore has determined that PET bottles are safe.
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For years there’s been a debate internationally on whether PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) bottles, which are the mainstay of plastic bottles and disposable food containers, leach harmful chemicals when exposed to high temperatures.
The CFRTI analysis concluded that antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, mercury, selenium and zinc “were below” their detection limits (BDL) of 0.001 mg/kg.
BPA (bis-phenol A) was below its detection limit of 0.02 mg/kg.
BPA is a synthetic organic compound and used in the manufacture of PET bottles.
But it is now phased out after research found a link between the presence of BPA and the disruption of hormone regulation, as well as breast cancer.
They were also below the EU (European Union) regulation norms of the “specific migration limit”, which is the maximum amount of a substance that can migrate from a food packaging material or food container into food.
The study was commissioned by the industry body named Pet Packaging Association for Clean Environment (PACE).
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