Active packaging migration from

The enforcement in Denmark of EU Directives on food packaging materials is discussed. Enforcement activities considered include studies of total migration from food contact materials, migration from kitchen-and tableware made of melamine plastics and migration of di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate from plasticised PVC films. Activities which need to be undertaken to increase the effectiveness of enforcement activities in the field of migration are described, including development of selfinspection programmes in industry, European network of enforcement, more rapid analysis and provision of information to the consumer. 2 refs. 

Chemical migration from active and intelligent packaging materials 371... 

EEC ° as last amended by Directive 97/48/EC sets requirements (time temperature conditions, selection of simulants) for testing of plastic materials and articles with food simulants. Directive 85/572/EEC indicates the simulants that shall be used for specified foods or groups of foods. See Chapter 5 for further details on these controls. Regulation of chemical migration from plastics into food and drink has developed over many years. EU regulatory control of active and intelligent packaging will therefore have to fit in with this well-established system of controls. 

Table 17.1 Overall migration from selected active packaging materials... 

LOPEZ-CERVANTES J, SANCHEZ-MACHADO DL, PASTORELLI S, RIJK R and PASEIRO LOSADA P, Evaluating the migration of ingredients from active packaging and development of dedicated methods a study of two iron-based oxygen absorbers, Food Additives Cont. 2003, 20(3), 291-299. 

Haidary SM, Corcoles EP, Ali NK (2013) Folic acid delivery device based on porous silicon nanoparticles synthesized by electrochemical etching. Int J Electrochem Sci 8 9956-9966 Heirlings L, Siro I et al (2004) Influence of polymer matrix and adsorption onto silica materials on the migration of alpha-tocopherol into 95 % ethanol from active packaging. Food Addit Contam 21 1125-1136... 

BHT, as vitamin E is a larger molecule. Since vitamin E migrated from the film to the fatly food simulant to a lesser extent than BHT, the success of the vitamin E releasing active packaging concept is difficult to assess (Wessling et al., 1998). 

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