Characterization of patterns of food packaging usage in Portuguese homes

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1314-1324

  Pocas M F F ^a,d   Oliveira, J C ^b   Pinto, H J ^a   Zacarias, M E ^c   Hogg, T ^a,d  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c Logoplaste Technology Ltd   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Exposure; Exposure assessment; Food contact materials; Migration; Probabilistic modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70849091239     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030903046690     Document Type: Article

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