Safety evaluation of plastics materials for food packaging applications.

Murthy, R. A. N. and Veerraju, P. (1989) Safety evaluation of plastics materials for food packaging applications. Standards India, 2 (12). 509-514, 19 ref..

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Abstract

Aspects covered by the review include: composition and evaluation of finished plastics material intended for food contact; standards and regulations for food packaging plastics; tests for toxicity, including extraction and global migration tests; some ambiguities observed in specification and test methodology; and the parameters to be observed while assessing the safety of plastics. A statement is also given relating to the survey report on plastics packaging materials for food contact applications conducted by the Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, India, during 1983-87.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	FOOD-SAFETY; HEALTH-; PACKAGING-; PACKAGING-MATERIALS; PLASTICS-; REVIEWS-; STANDARDS-; FOODS-; INDIA-; SAFETY-
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 13 Quality control > 02 Safety 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 06 Preservation and Storage > 06 Packaging
Divisions:	Food Packaging Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2022 06:11
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2022 06:11
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/8021

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