Mathematical modelling of migration: A suitable tool for the enforcement authorities?

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 938-944

  Petersen, J H ^a   Trier, X T ^a   Fabech, B ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compliance testing; Enforcement campaign; Food contact materials; Migration modelling; Own check programme

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFIDENTIALITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH PROGRAM; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMERCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLASTICS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 28244466708     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030500183458     Document Type: Article

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