Consumer exposure to substances in plastic packaging. I. Assessment of the contribution of styrene from yogurt pots

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-215

  Vitrac, Olivier ^a   Leblanc, Jean Charles ^b  

^a UMR614 FARE   (France)

^b INAP G   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; STYRENE; YOGHURT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONSUMER; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD STORAGE; FRANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PACKAGING MATERIAL; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STYRENE; YOGURT;

EID: 34250739011     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030600888618     Document Type: Article

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