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| Food Packaging | Food Contact Material* | Typical Migrants | Typical uses |
| Metal | Steel coated with tin (tinplate) | White fruit cans [1] | |
| Coated tin, steel or aluminium | Soft drink and beer cans, fish and pâté cans [1][6] |
*Layer in direct contact with food
References
[1] Page B, Edwards M, and May N. (2011). “Metal Packaging” In: Food and Beverage Packaging Technology, 2011, Wiley-Blackwell. p. 107-135.
[2] Hammarling L, et al. (2000) “Migration of bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and its reaction products in canned foods.” Food Addit Contam, 17(11):937-943.
[3] Goodson A, Summerfield W, and Cooper I. (2002) “Survey of bisphenol A and bisphenol F in canned foods.” Food Addit Contam, 19(8):796-802.
[4] Coelhan M, Yu JT, and Roberts AL. (2009). “Presence of the biocide ortho-phenylphenol in canned soft drinks in the United States and Germany.” Food Chemistry, 112(2):515-519.
[5] Müller M, Anke M, and Illing-Günther H. (1998). “Aluminium in foodstuffs.” Food Chemistry, 61(4):419-428.
[6] Sendón García R, et al. (2006). “Revision of analytical strategies to evaluate different migrants from food packaging materials.” Trends in Food Science & Technology, 17(7):354-366.
