Our food: Packaging & public health

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Claudio, Luz ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4, 4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; LEAD; PHTHALIC ACID BIS (2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PLASTIC; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; STEEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; GLASS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NOTE; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOLID WASTE; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; STANDARD;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FOOD PACKAGING; PAPER; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84862000288     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.120-a232     Document Type: Note

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