Migration of polyolefin oligomeric saturated hydrocarbons (POSH) into food

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

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 449-460

  Biedermann Brem, S ^a   Kasprick, N ^b   Simat, T ^b   Grob, K ^a  

^a Official Food Control Authority of the Canton of Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baby food; Chromatography GC; Chromatography HPLC; Food contact materials; Infant formulae; Migration; Packaging polyethylene; Packaging polypropylene; Processed foods

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; OILS AND FATS; OLIGOMERS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROCESSED FOODS;

BABY FOODS; CHROMATOGRAPHY - GC; CHROMATOGRAPHY - HPLC; FOOD CONTACT MATERIAL; INFANT FORMULAE; MIGRATION; PACKAGING - POLYETHYLENES; PACKAGING - POLYPROPYLENES;

POLYETHYLENES;

HYDROCARBON; MINERAL OIL SATURATED HYDROCARBON; POLYOLEFIN OLIGOMERIC SATURATED HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CELL MIGRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELUTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84857382892     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.641164     Document Type: Article

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