Usage statistics for snack and take-away foods

3 Usage statistics for snack and take-away foods 

4 Food packaging materials used for snack and takeaway foods 

When purchased by the consumer take-away foods may also have come into contact with other food contact materials. Examples include the packaging in which the food is stored prior to cooking/heating, the metal and/or plastic food contact utensils and the cookware (e.g. metal pans which may have a non-stick coating applied) used in the cooking/heating of the foodstuff at the point of sale. Migration from these materials and articles is not described here. 

Snack food type Description of the packaging materials identified for each snack food type 

Potato chips Polypropylene/aluminium/printing inks/polypropylene laminate Printed (external surface) polypropylene Polyethylene/aluminium/cartonboard container laminate printed on the external surface Polyethylene/aluminium/paper laminate with an uncoated metal base 

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