Food Contamination by Packaging

Migration of Chemicals from Food Contact Materials
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-11-064487-6
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 488 g

The migration of substances from packaging to food is a matter of concern for the food safety authorities, and packaging materials constitute a potential source of contaminants to which the consumer will be exposed to through their diet. A huge variety of substances can be present in packaging materials, which could consequently migrate into food and represent a risk to consumer health. provides an overview of the main packaging contaminants including Bisphenol A, melamine, phthalates, alternative plasticisers, photoinitiators, perfluorochemicals, saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons (mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons) from mineral oils, other bisphenol-related compounds, nanoparticles, primary aromatic amines and nonintentionally added substances. The analytical techniques used for their determination are reviewed. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in universities and research institutions associated with food packaging and, in general, to the food safety sector.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rodríguez Bernaldo de Quirós, Ana

Lestido Cardama, Antía

Sendón, Raquel

García Ibarra, Verónica

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Verpackungstechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Umweltchemie, Lebensmittelchemie

Über Autor(innen)

Ana Rodríguez, Antía Lestido, Raquel Sendón, Verónica García , University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.