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| Food Packaging | Food Contact Material* | Typical Migrants | Typical uses |
| Paper | Paper (recycled and/or printed) | Dry food packaging such as flower, sugar [1] | |
| PE (polyethylene) coating |
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| Non-stick coating | |||
| Carton board | Carton (recycled and/or printed) | Rice cartons, muesli and cereal cartons, infant formula [1] | |
| PE (polyethylene) | Beverage cartons, frozen food cartons, baby formula [9] | ||
| Aluminium |
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Snacks, cough drops | |
| PP (polypropylene) | Bag in box [9] |
*Layer in direct contact with food
References
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[3] BfR (2013). “Bfr streicht anthrachinon aus den bfr-empfehlungen für lebensmittelverpackungen“. Webpage of the BfR.
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[6] Trier X, et al. (2011). “Structural isomers of polyfluorinated di- and tri-alkylated phosphate ester surfactants present in industrial blends and in microwave popcorn bags.“ Environmental Science and Pollution Research:1-11.
[7] Gartner S, et al. (2009). “Analysis and migration of phthalates in infant food packed in recycled paperboard.“ J Agric Food Chem 57:10675-10681.
[8] Sanches-Silva A, et al. (2008). “Development of a multimethod for the determination of photoinitiators in beverage packaging.“ Journal of Food Science 73:C92-C99.
[9] Kawamura Y, et al. (2000). “Determination of additives in food contact polypropylene.“ Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan 41:154-161.
[10] Page B, et al. 2011. Metal packaging. In: Food and beverage packaging technology:Wiley-Blackwell, 107-135.
[11] Sanches-Silva A, et al. (2007). “Determination of butylated hydroxytoluene in food samples by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultralviolet detection and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.” Journal of Aoac International 90:277-283.
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