Food Contact Materials: Migration and Analysis. Challenges and Limitations on Identification and Quantification
Emmanouil Tsochatzis
Abstract
Food contact materials (FCM) are defined as the objects and materials intended to come into direct or indirect contact with foodstuff, while food contact articles are defined as objects, being equipment, containers, packaging and various utensils which are clearly intended to be used for the manufacture, preparation, conservation, flow, transport or handling of foodstuffs [...].
Topics & Concepts
Food contact materialsIdentification (biology)Food packagingBiochemical engineeringComputer scienceNanotechnologyEngineeringMaterials scienceMechanical engineeringBiologyEcologyEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniques