Estimation of exposure to food packaging materials. 3: Development of consumption factors and food-type distribution factors from data collected on Irish children

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-74

  Duffy, E ^a   Hearty, A P ^a   McCarthy, S ^a   Gibney, M J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Consumption factors; Exposure; Food packaging; Food type distribution factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNED FOOD; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; IRELAND; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET SURVEYS; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PACKAGING; GLASS; HUMANS; IRELAND; METALS; PAPER; PLASTICS;

EID: 33845479262     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030600865475     Document Type: Article

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