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EVALUATION OF PLASTICS PACKAGING MATERIALS FOR FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS: FOOD SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
Author(s) -
GIACIN JACK R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1745-4565
pISSN - 0149-6085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4565.1980.tb00402.x
Subject(s) - food packaging , food contact materials , plastic packaging , active packaging , food products , food safety , biochemical engineering , materials science , food science , engineering , chemistry , composite material
In evaluating a packaging system for food packaging applications, consideration must be given to the physical properties, chemical composition and extractivity of the packaging material. The last point, extractivity, or migration from the packaging material to a food contact phase, is of major concern in the selection and use of plastics packaging materials for food packaging. The present article deals specifically with migration of indirect food additives from plastics packaging materials and the scientific principles related to migrant transport or diffusion, as they apply to food safety. These principles and their experimental basis are discussed.