An expert committee on Monday said plastic bottles made of PET (poly ethylene terephthalate) material were safe for packaging medicines. There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that use of PET or additive like antimony for pharmaceutical packaging may leach substances beyond limits that pose threat to human health the panel told the National Green Tribunal (GRT) in a report. The panel set up by the health ministry in August 2015 under the chairmanship of former biotechnology secretary M.K. Bhan asserted that PET could be used safely as a packaging material for drugs under a regulatory system and process. PET
