"Use of packaging is often thought of as an industrial age concept but this is entirely untrue. In more ancient times products of economic or nutritional value were always wrapped in a suitable material to convey the need to protect the contents. The Roman emperors and Byzantine…
Now, more than ever, foods come packaged in containers designed for direct cooking or heating, which often causes the movement of substances - indirect additives - into foods. Because of their unique characteristics, plastics or polymeric materials (PM) have become the most impo…
"Indirect Food Additives and Polymers: Migration and Toxicology studies the potential hazards of indirect additives for human health and offers recommendations for their safe manufacture and use. It contains a review of basic regulatory, toxicological, and other scientific infor…
"Indirect Food Additives and Polymers: Migration and Toxicology studies the potential hazards of indirect additives for human health and offers recommendations for their safe manufacture and use. It contains a review of basic regulatory, toxicological, and other scientific infor…