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Global Legislation for Food Contact Materials
- 2nd Edition - June 16, 2022
- Editor: J.S. Baughan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 1 1 8 1 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 1 4 2 - 8
Global Legislation for Food Contact Materials, Second Edition, provides the latest regulatory updates, advances and developments on the main materials used for food contact in te… Read more
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Request a sales quoteGlobal Legislation for Food Contact Materials, Second Edition, provides the latest regulatory updates, advances and developments on the main materials used for food contact in terms of the global legislation in place to ensure their safe and effective use.
Food contact materials such as packaging, storage containers and processing surfaces can pose a substantial hazard to both food manufacturer and consumer due to the migration of chemicals or other substances from the material to the food, which can cause tainting of flavours and other sensory characteristics, or even illness.
Offering a comprehensive introduction to global legislation for food contact materials, this book looks in detail at the legislation for specific food contact materials and their advantages, hazards and use in industry. It covers a broad area of global legislation, including plastic, coatings, regenerated cellulose, rubber, bioplastics, active and intelligent packaging materials, and recycled plastics in contact with food. It also includes expert analysis of future trends in global food packaging regulation. Global Legislation for Food Contact Materials, Second Edition, is a key reference text for R&D managers and safety assessment/quality control managers in food and beverage packaging, equipment manufacturers and food processors, as well as legal staff in food industry and academics with a research interest in this area.
- Provides essential updates on the regulatory information provided in the first edition including important updates to EU legislation, advancement of Chinese regulatory system, and updated USDA guidance documents
- Features expert analysis of future trends in global food packaging regulation
- Focus on specific materials such as plastic, paper and rubber materials in contact with food
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1: Plastics
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Food contact jurisdictions around the world
- 1.3: Plastic resins
- 1.4: Special applications
- 1.5: Future trends
- 1.6: Further information
- References
- 2: Global legislation for regenerated cellulose materials in contact with food
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Interactions between environment-regenerated cellulose-foodstuffs
- 2.3: Food and other sanitary applications
- 2.4: Regulatory aspects of regenerated cellulose for food contact applications
- 2.5: Perspectives and future trends
- References
- 3: Paper and paperboard
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Regulation of food contact paper and paperboard in North America
- 3.3: Regulation of food contact paper and paperboard in South America
- 3.4: Regulation of food contact paper and paperboard in Europe
- 3.5: Regulation of food contact paper and paperboard in Asia
- 3.6: Regulation of food contact paper and paperboard in Australasia
- 3.7: Future trends in the regulation of food contact paper and paperboard
- Reference
- 4: Rubber
- Abstract
- 4.1: Types of rubber
- 4.2: Food contact regulation of rubber materials and articles
- 5: US regulatory considerations and recent developments on can coatings
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Technologies for production of coated cans
- 5.3: Regulatory considerations
- 5.4: Recent research on can coatings
- 5.5: Final thoughts
- References
- 6: Legislation for food contact coatings outside the USA
- Abstract
- 6.1: Canada
- 6.2: Mexico
- 6.3: European Union
- 6.4: Belgium
- 6.5: Czech Republic
- 6.6: Croatia
- 6.7: Germany
- 6.8: Greece
- 6.9: France
- 6.10: Italy
- 6.11: Spain
- 6.12: Slovakia
- 6.13: The Netherlands
- 6.14: MERCOSUR
- 6.15: China
- 6.16: Japan
- Reference
- 7: Bioplastics chapter for global legislation for food contact materials
- Abstract
- 7.1: Defining bioplastics
- 7.2: Identifying bioplastics
- 7.3: Legislation for marketing bioplastics in food-contact applications
- 7.4: Other jurisdictions
- References
- 8: Recycled plastics in food contact
- Abstract
- 8.1: Recycle definitions
- 8.2: Considerations for food contact approval
- 8.3: Regional regulations
- References
- 9: Active and intelligent packaging materials chapter for global legislation for food contact materials book
- Abstract
- 9.1: Defining “active” and “intelligent” packaging materials
- 9.2: Why use active and intelligent packaging materials?
- 9.3: Identifying examples of active and intelligent packaging materials
- 9.4: The EU approach to regulation of active and intelligent packaging materials
- 9.5: The US FDA approach to regulation of active and intelligent packaging materials
- 9.6: Other jurisdictions
- 9.7: Unique regulatory and jurisdictional issues that sometimes arise with the use of active and intelligent packaging materials in contact with food
- 10: Biocides
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: Who regulates antimicrobials and under what authority?
- 10.3: When does each agency exercise jurisdiction?
- 10.4: Conclusion
- 11: Printing inks for food contact packaging and articles
- Abstract
- 11.1: Types of printing inks and coatings for food packaging
- 11.2: Flexographic food packaging inks
- 11.3: Gravure food packaging inks
- 11.4: Lithographic offset sheetfed food packaging inks
- 11.5: Lithographic radiation-curable food packaging inks
- 11.6: Food packaging printing ink raw material control
- 11.7: Regulatory product stewardship of food packaging Printing inks
- 11.8: Migration assessments for raw material control of food packaging inks and coatings
- Further reading
- Index
- No. of pages: 252
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: June 16, 2022
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128211816
- eBook ISBN: 9780323851428
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