Migration of conventional and new plasticizers from PVC films into food simulants: A comparative study

Food Control

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 118-129

  Coltro, Leda ^a   Pitta, Joyce Borghetti ^a   da Costa, Paulo Afonso ^b   Fávaro Perez, Mary Ângela ^a   de Araújo, Vanessa Aparecida ^a   Rodrigues, Rafaela ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS   (Brazil)

^b Chemistry Technical High School Conselheirro Antonio Prado ETECAP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cling film; Food packaging; Food simulants; Migration; Plasticizers; PVC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898773351     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.03.058     Document Type: Article

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