Chemical Substances in Food Packaging Material

Toxicology of phthalic acid esters used in food-packaging material.

Phthalic acid esters may be used as plasticizers in food-packaging materials that have direct contact with food. Under normal conditions of use small amounts of the plasticizers would be expected to migrate into the food. The safe use of the phthalic acid esters under these conditions is based on available toxicity data, as well as regulations which, in general, specify the maximum extractable ...

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Effect of Gamma Radiation on Flexible Food Packaging Material

The food packaging industries have got a problem of deterioration of sterilized food due to the attack of micro organism. This is due to the re-contamination of the food during packaging process. The recontamination after packaging can be avoided by sterilizing the packed foods. This will help to increase the shelf life of the food by killing the micro organism. Sterilization of the packed food...

Plasma technology for sterilization of food packaging material

An efficient inactivation of surface contaminants like micro organisms or toxins is a requirement for the manufacturing of safe and high-quality products in food industry. In a research project funded by the BMBF (FKZ 13N7609) the so called cascaded dielectric barrier discharge was developed (CDBD). This patented system is a further development of a dielectric barrier discharge which combines g...

Chemical “ Substances ” That Are Not “ Chemical Substances ”

The main scientific problems of chemical bonding were solved half a century ago, but adequate philosophical understanding of chemical combination is yet to be achieved. Chemists routinely use important terms (“element,” “atom,” “molecule,” “substance”) with more than one meaning. This can lead to misunderstandings. Eliminativists claim that what seems to be a baseball breaking a window is merel...