Chemical Migration and Food Contact Materials - Hardcover

9780849391309: Chemical Migration and Food Contact Materials

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 084939130X ISBN 13: 9780849391309

Publisher: CRC Press, 2007

Food and beverages can be very aggressive chemical milieu and may interact strongly with materials that they touch. Whenever food is placed in contact with another substance, there is a risk that chemicals from the contact material may migrate into the food. These chemicals may be harmful if ingested in large quantities, or impart a taint or odour to the food, negatively affecting food quality. Food packaging is the most obvious example of a food contact material. As the demand for pre-packaged foods increases, so might the potential risk to consumers from the release of chemicals into the food product. Chemical Migration and Food Contact Materials reviews the latest controls and research in this field and how they can be used to ensure that food is safe to eat.

Part one discusses the regulation and quality control of chemical migration into food. Part 2 reviews the latest developments in areas such as exposure estimation and analysis of food contact materials. The final part contains specific chapters on major food contact materials and packaging types, such as recycled plastics, metals, paper and board, multi-layer packaging and intelligent packaging.

With its distinguished editors and international team of authors, Chemical Migration and Food Contact Materials is an essential reference for scientists and professionals in food packaging manufacture and food processing, as well as all those concerned with assessing the safety of food.

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Food Standards Agency, UK Food Standards Agency, UK Food Standards Agency, UK

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This volume represents one of the essential references for scientists and professionals in food packing manufacture and food processing, as well as all those concerned with assessing the safety of food., Advances in Food Science
Provides an excellent source of reading to students, scientists, and professionals in food packaging manufacture, and those concerned with assessing the safety of food. This book is a welocme edition to libraries., International Journal of Diary Technology

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