Intentionally added food contact substances

Food contact plastics are complex chemical mixtures, containing known intentionally added food contact substances, as well as non-intentionally added substances that may be known or unknown. [Pg.266]

The term food additive is used to cover any substance that is expected to become a component of human food. This covers substances intentionally added to food for their nutritional, chemical, or physical benefits (e.g., colorants and gelling agents) and substances used in the manufacture or packaging of foods (i.e., food contact substances, formerly known as indirect food additives ). The US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act defines food additives as substances whose intended use results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component of food or otherwise affecting the characteristics of food. ... [Pg.73]

Keywords Food packaging Food contact materials Food contact substances Migration Non-intentionally added substance Chemical risk assessment Toxicological testing requirements... [Pg.265]

The compatibility of the plasticizer in the PLA matrix, the morphological stability of the plasticized material and the prevention of the plasticizer migration from the material bulk should be optimized as leaching out of additives from materials could impact the media in contact. This is of particular importance where food packaging applications are concerned, because food safety has to be ensured and contamination risks should be minimized. As with all substances intentionally added to the packaging polymer, the choice of plasticizer must comply with the European Commission regulation EU 10/2011 on plastic materials intended to come into... [Pg.132]

Food Contact Materials, Migration and Non-intentionally Added Substances... [Pg.266]

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