Health and safety aspects of flexo gravure food-packaging inks

Pigment and Resin Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-101

  Hancock, Bryan ^a  

^a BASF Printing Systems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PACKAGING; PACKAGING INKS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANUFACTURE; PACKAGING; PRINTING;

INK;

FOOD ADDITIVE; INK; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALOCYANINE DERIVATIVE; PIGMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COLOR; DANGEROUS GOODS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH; LAW; MATERIAL COATING; PRINTING; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 2542540690     PISSN: 03699420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03699429710161697     Document Type: Article

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