1. Note: The references cited below are those used by the EFSA to draft the guidelines. The reference section is not aimed to be an exhaustive bibliography.
2. AFSSA, Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments , 2007: Opinion of the French Food Safety Agency on the assessment of health risks associated with the use of materials made from recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) intended for or placed in contact with foodstuffs and drinking water; www.afssa.fr/Ftp/Afssa/38790‐40715.pdf
3. Evaluating the potential for recycling all PET bottles into new food packaging;Begley;Food Additives and Contaminants,2002
4. Analytical protocol to study the food safety of (multiple‐)recycled, high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) crates: Influence of recycling on the migration and formation of degradation products;Coulier;Polymer Degradation and Stability,2007
5. European Commission , 2002: Commission Directive 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs; OJ L 220 15.8.2002