Scientific Opinion on the safety evaluation of the substance N,N-bis(2-ydroxyethyl)dodecanamide, CAS No. 120-40-1, for use in food contact materials
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N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide; CAS number 120-40-1; Ref. No. 39150; Food contact materials; Safety assessment; Evaluation
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Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit
Question Number
EFSA-Q-2009-00591
Panel members at the time of adoption
Arturo Anadón, Mona-Lise Binderup, Wilfried Bursch, Laurence Castle, Riccardo Crebelli, Karl-Heinz Engel, Roland Franz, Nathalie Gontard, Thomas Haertlé, Trine Husøy, Klaus-Dieter Jany, Catherine Leclercq, Jean-Claude Lhuguenot, Wim Mennes, Maria Rosaria Milana, Karla Pfaff, Kettil Svensson, Fidel Toldrá, Rosemary Waring, Detlef Wölfle
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Abstract
This scientific opinion of EFSA deals with the risk assessment of the substance N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide, CAS No. 120-40-1, REF. No. 39150 for which the CEF Panel concluded that there is no safety concern for the consumer if the migration of the substance does not exceed 5 mg/kg food and the residual amount of diethanolamine into plastics does not result in a migration higher than 0.3 mg/kg food.
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