Use of overall migration methodology to test for food-contact substances with specific migration limits

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 574-582

  Bradley, E L ^a   Castle, L ^a   Jickells, S M ^b   Mountfort, K A ^b   Read, W A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Food; Migration; Packaging; Testing

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; MONOMER; OLIGOMER; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EUROPEAN UNION; EVAPORATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PACKAGING;

EID: 67651098795     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030802477947     Document Type: Article

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