Hazards During Use Direct Consumer and General Public

3 Hazards During Use (Direct Consumer and General Public) 

Under normal circumstances, additives locked in by efficient compounding should not escape - except, of course, for those (such as flame retardants) whose function is to escape. The secondary effects of combustion on these additives. 

For the consumer, a key question is the potential toxicity of additives, particularly their extractability and the circumstances under which they might be extracted, either directly (for products which are or could be chewed, such as baby soothers and toys) and indirectly, in the packaging of foodstuffs, or in equipment and surfaces in contact with foodstuffs during processing. 

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