Migration measurement and modelling from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) into soft drinks and fruit juices in comparison with food simulants

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1033-1046

  Franz, R ^a   Welle, F ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PROCESS ENGINEERING AND PACKAGING IVV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compliance testing; Diffusion; Exposure estimation; Food packaging; Food simulants; Migration modelling; Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET); Soft drinks

Indexed keywords

2 CYCLOHEXENONE; ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BENZOPHENONE; CHLOROBENZENE; OCTANE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMER; SOLVENT; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE AGENT; CYCLOHEXANE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT JUICE; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIGRATION;

BEVERAGES; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FRUIT; HUMANS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PLASTICIZERS; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 47949120012     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030701837381     Document Type: Article

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