Regulation of food packaging in Europe and the U.S. /
Knight, Derek J.
Regulation of food packaging in Europe and the U.S. / Derek J. Knight and Lesley A. Creighton. - Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, U.K. : Rapra Technology Ltd., 2004. - 1 online resource (120 pages) - Rapra review reports, v. 15, no. 5 0889-3144 ; . - Rapra review reports ; v. 15, no. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction and Overview; Plastics for Use in Packaging; Safety Evaluation of Food Packaging; Control of Food Packaging in the EU; National Controls on Food Packaging in EU Countries; Council of Europe Work on Food Packaging; Food Packaging in the USA; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Additional References; Abstracts from the Polymer Library Database; Subject Index; Company Index
A wide variety of plastics are used in food-contact applications and it is important that such plastics do not affect the food with which they come into contact. Given the obvious importance of producing safe and wholesome food, with adequate shelf life, it is not surprising that the food industry is heavily regulated. There is considerable public concern about the safety of food packaging, and one issue is the potential migration of compounding ingredients, monomers or additives from plastics into food. In general, food diffuses into plastic packaging, enhancing the migration of unreacted mon.
9781847352026 (electronic bk.) 1847352022 (electronic bk.)
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation--Europe--Abstracts.
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation--Europe--Bibliography.
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation--United States--Abstracts.
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation--United States--Bibliography.
Plastics in packaging.
Flexible packaging.
Matières plastiques dans l'emballage.
Emballages souples.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Food Science.
Flexible packaging.
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation.
Plastics in packaging.
Europe.
United States.
Electronic books.
Abstracts.
Bibliographies.
Abstracts.
TP374 / .K64 2004eb
664/.09
Regulation of food packaging in Europe and the U.S. / Derek J. Knight and Lesley A. Creighton. - Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, U.K. : Rapra Technology Ltd., 2004. - 1 online resource (120 pages) - Rapra review reports, v. 15, no. 5 0889-3144 ; . - Rapra review reports ; v. 15, no. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction and Overview; Plastics for Use in Packaging; Safety Evaluation of Food Packaging; Control of Food Packaging in the EU; National Controls on Food Packaging in EU Countries; Council of Europe Work on Food Packaging; Food Packaging in the USA; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Additional References; Abstracts from the Polymer Library Database; Subject Index; Company Index
A wide variety of plastics are used in food-contact applications and it is important that such plastics do not affect the food with which they come into contact. Given the obvious importance of producing safe and wholesome food, with adequate shelf life, it is not surprising that the food industry is heavily regulated. There is considerable public concern about the safety of food packaging, and one issue is the potential migration of compounding ingredients, monomers or additives from plastics into food. In general, food diffuses into plastic packaging, enhancing the migration of unreacted mon.
9781847352026 (electronic bk.) 1847352022 (electronic bk.)
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation--Europe--Abstracts.
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation--Europe--Bibliography.
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation--United States--Abstracts.
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation--United States--Bibliography.
Plastics in packaging.
Flexible packaging.
Matières plastiques dans l'emballage.
Emballages souples.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Food Science.
Flexible packaging.
Food--Packaging--Law and legislation.
Plastics in packaging.
Europe.
United States.
Electronic books.
Abstracts.
Bibliographies.
Abstracts.
TP374 / .K64 2004eb
664/.09