Publications about Food Packaging from the Polymer Library
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| 971847 | ESTIMATION OF EXPOSURE TO FOOD - PACKAGING MATERIALS. 2: PATTERNS OF INTAKES OF PACKAGED FOODS IN IRISH CHILDREN AGED 5-12 YEARS. |
| An investigation was carried out to determine the intake of packaged food in children aged from 5 to 12 years to provide information on the types of food packaged and the type of packaging employed. A food consumption database, which included packaging information, was merged with a packaging databa ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2006). | |
| 968545 | ESTIMATION OF EXPOSURE TO FOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS. 1: DEVELOPMENT OF A FOOD - PACKAGING DATABASE. |
| The development of a food-packaging database to provide qualitative information on the types of packaging materials used for foods, based on the brand of food, packaging type, unit weight, contact layer, EU food type (ie aqueous, acidic, alcoholic or fatty) and other relevant parameters, is describe ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2006). | |
| 968025 | NEW PP RESINS FOR FOOD AND NON- FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Six new PP resins from Basell Polyolefins are highlighted in this short article. They are all intended for packaging applications. Brief details are given here about the properties of "Clyrell RC514L", "Clyrell RC1601", "Clyrell RC1314", "Clyrell EC1664", "Higran RS1684", and "Adstif HA1686". ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 967985 | STYRENIC COPOLYMER FOR MICROWAVE FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Canadian company Nova Chemicals Corp. has recently introduced a new styrenic copolymer which is designed to withstand a broad range of temperatures, making it ideally-suited for the packaging of freezer-to-microwave meals, food serviceware, and restaurant take-out containers. Brief details are given ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 966496 | OPTIMIZATION OF BIODEGRADABLE NANOCOMPOSITES BASED ON aPLA/PCL BLENDS FOR FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS. |
| The preparation of biodegradable blends of amorphous poly(lactic acid) and polycaprolactone of various compositions and their nanocomposites with a chemically modified kaolinite clay by melt mixing is described. The products were characterised by WAXS, TEM, SEM, TGA, DMA and oxygen permeation proper ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2006). | |
| 966453 | PLASTICIZERS IN BRAZILIAN FOOD - PACKAGING MATERIALS ACQUIRED ON THE RETAIL MARKET. |
| Poly(vinyl chloride) packaging materials available on the Brazilian retail market and intended for direct food contact were analysed for their plasticiser content using GC-FID. The results obtained for di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate and di-isodecyl phthalate are discussed in the ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2006). | |
| 966205 | EFFECT OF ETHYLENE CONTENT ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMERS AND WATER. I. APPLICATION OF FT-IR SPECTROSCOPY TO DETERMINE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES AND INTERACTIONS IN FOOD PACKAGING FILMS. |
| A simultaneous analysis of the transport properties of water through extruded food packaging films made of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers with various ethylene contents (26 to 48 mol %) and of water/polymer interactions was carried out using FTIR spectroscopy. A characterisation of solvent uptake ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2006). | |
| 962696 | GAS TRANSPORT AND THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MONO- AND DI-POLYETHYLENE FILMS USED FOR FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Details are given of the gas permeability of carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen and air through commercial monolayer and multi-layer films based on PE, PP and polyamide used for food packaging. The influence of temperature on permeability and DSC characteristics changes were determined. The correlatio ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2006). | |
| 962389 | A NEW APPROACH TO ENHANCING POLYETHYLENE PRODUCT PERFORMANCE FOR RIGID THIN WALL LIDS USED FOR FOOD PACKAGING . |
| A new linear low density polyethylene has been developed for thin walled lids used in rigid food packaging applications. The resin Surpass IFs932-A from Nova Chemicals Corp. is claimed to combine outstanding processability with excellent physical properties and part aesthetics. It is a single-site b ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 961121 | VOLATILE AND NON-VOLATILE RADIOLYSIS PRODUCTS IN IRRADIATED MULTILAYER COEXTRUDED FOOD - PACKAGING FILMS CONTAINING A BURIED LAYER OF RECYCLED LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE. |
| The effects of gamma-irradiation (5-60 kGy) on radiolysis products and sensory changes of experimental five-layer food packaging films were determined. The films contained a middle buried layer of recycled LDPE comprising 25 to 50 wt % of the multilayer structure. Films containing 100% virgin LDPE a ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 958024 | RISK PERCEPTION AND COMMUNICATION: LESSONS FOR THE FOOD AND FOOD PACKAGING INDUSTRY. |
| The perception and assessment by the general public of information relating to the health risks associated with food and food packaging were examined. The consequences of risk assessment and risk perception for risk management and risk communication are discussed. 37 refs. ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 958023 | SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF PAPER AND BOARD FOOD PACKAGING : CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND GENOTOXICITY OF POSSIBLE CONTAMINANTS IN PACKAGING. |
| The determination of potential genotoxicants in recycled paperboard for food contact applications was investigated by fractionation using multiple liquid/liquid extraction and GPC, followed by analysis by GC-MS, LC-MS and genotoxicity testing. The results are discussed in terms of the correlation be ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 958022 | PAPER AND PAPERBOARD INDUSTRY PROTOCOL FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF RECYCLED MATERIALS INTENDED FOR FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS. |
| A sampling and analysis protocol instituted by the Recycled Paperboard Technical Association for the safety assessment to ensure compliance with the US FDA regulations outlined in 21CFR176.260 of paperboard produced from recycled fibre for food contact applications is described. Guidance on chemical ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 958020 | PERFLUOROCHEMICALS: POTENTIAL SOURCES OF AND MIGRATION FROM FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Potential sources of the biopersistent perfluorochemicals, perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) found at trace levels in human serum were investigated. The migration of PFOS from oil/moisture-resistant paper coatings based on perfluorochemicals, and of PFOA from poly(t ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 958015 | EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIMICROBIAL FOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS. |
| An overview of the development of antimicrobial films for food packaging applications to reduce the surface contamination of processed, prepared foods, and their effectiveness against organisms such as Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella is presented. Examples cited include the coating of low-dens ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 953312 | COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE AND BARRIER PROPERTIES OF BIODEGRADABLE THERMOPLASTICS AND NANOBIOCOMPOSITES VS. PET FOR FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS. |
| The behaviour of biodegradable biopolymers, such as polycaprolactone, polylactic acid and hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymer and their nanobiocomposites, was compared with that of PETP in terms of thermal and retorting resistance (thermal humid processes) and oxygen, water vapour and aroma ba ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 952743 | PLASTICS EMERGE AS FAVOURITE FOR FOOD PACKAGING DESPITE IMPACT OF REGULATIONS. |
| The rising emphasis on improved quality and extended shelf life for packaged foods is placing greater demands on food packaging. With the passing of certain regulations, plastics, in particular, have come under scrutiny. Many of the regulations have come into force due to rising health concerns rega ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 949343 | SURVEY OF FORMALDEHYDE, ACETALDEHYDE AND OLIGOMERS IN POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE FOOD - PACKAGING MATERIALS. |
| An investigation was carried out into levels of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and PETP oligomers in PETP food packaging in the form of pellets, sheet moulding articles and bottles. Samples were dissolved in trifluoroacetic acid with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine to derivatise formaldehyde and acetaldehyde ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 946168 | HOMOGENEOUS PROPYLENE-BASED ELASTOMERS FOR FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Japanese company Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has launched a series of propylene-based elastomers intended for food packaging applications, it is announced in this small article. Brief details are given of the new series, which is known as "Tafmer XM". ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 942704 | GAS BARRIER CHANGES AND MORPHOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS INDUCED BY RETORTING IN ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL-BASED FOOD PACKAGING STRUCTURES. |
| EVAL-based packaging structures were analysed in terms of barrier properties and morphological alterations after a retorting process and as functions of ethylene content. Methodologies are proposed that seek to avoid or reduce the effects of combined temperature and humidity treatments in typical re ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 941116 | PROCESSORS OF FOOD PACKAGING ARE IN FOR SOME BUREAUCRATIC SURPRISES. |
| A recent European Union directive requires processors and food packagers to analyse whether the product they put onto the market complies with stricter limits on migration of substances from plastics to food. Online plastics and additives service SpecialChem, together with PIRA International and FAB ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 939707 | NEW STYRENIC COPOLYMERS TARGET FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Nova Chemicals of the USA has recently introduced "Dylark FG 2500", its first styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) resin for applications other than car instrument panels. It is intended for microwaveable food packaging. The company has also introduced "Zylar EX 720", a styrene/acrylic for refrigerated fo ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 937477 | A NOVEL UNDERSTANDING ON THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RETORTING IN ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMERS USED IN RETORTABLE FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS. |
| The ethylene-vinyl alcohol(EVOH) copolymers are a family of excellent high barrier resins with wide implementation in a number of oxygen-sensitive food packaging applications. These materials are also widely used in retortable food packaging designs, where the multilayer structure, e.g. PP/EVOH/PP, ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 937433 | COMPOSTABLE FOOD PACKAGING . |
| It is announced briefly here that a new range of single-serve cold drinks cups, plates, cutlery and containers has been launched by Huhtamaki Oyj, a consumer packaging manufacturer from Finland. New "BioWare" is made from biodegradable polylactic acid resin, and will compost down, under industrial c ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 936864 | MULTILAYER BARRIER FILM FOR FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Less than 5% of the food produced in developed countries is spoiled or wasted, whereas in India, the figure is anywhere between 45% to 52%. Therefore, there is tremendous scope for using multilayer barrier films in India for food packaging, and in the years to come, industry expects exponential grow ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2005). | |
| 936459 | PARTITION COEFFICIENTS IN FOOD / PACKAGING SYSTEMS: A REVIEW. |
| A review is presented on partition coefficients in food/packaging systems, with emphasis on the effects of various parameters on partition coefficients and quantitative structure-activity and quantitative structure-property relationship parameters. Parameters considered include temperature, pH, chem ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 935564 | USE OF FTIR SPECTROSCOPY IN THE EVALUATION OF TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF FOOD AROMA COMPONENTS THROUGH POLYMERIC FOOD PACKAGING FILMS. II. |
| FTIR spectroscopy was used to study the diffusion behaviour of limonene through LDPE films as a function of sample thickness, permeant concentration and outer medium composition. An unexpected reduction in diffusion coefficient value with reducing film thickness was found, which was attributed to mo ......... | |
| (The original document is in Spanish and was published in 2005). | |
| 933894 | AN INTEGRATED PET BOTTLE RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY FROM POST CONSUMED BOTTLES TO THERMOFORMED FOOD PACKAGE . |
| An integrated facility for recycling poly(ethylene terephthalate) bottles to produce thermoformed sheet for food packaging is described. The stages of the process, including removal of foreign matter such as PVC bottles, labels and metal caps, grinding to produce flakes, and extrusion, are discussed ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2002). | |
| 933485 | IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR SELECTING FOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS BASED ON PERMEABILITY. |
| Critical factors for selection of food packaging materials are permeability and/or transmission rate to help maintain food quality. Conditions of product/material use such as temperature and relative humidity are shown to be critical for determining optimal testing conditions to determine permeabili ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 930312 | ANTI-FOG MASTERBATCHES FOR FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Tosaf has developed a range of anti-fog masterbatches for film and sheet packaging applications, it is briefly reported. The anti-fog masterbatches, which are FDA and EC approved, are suitable for most manufacturing processes, including the production of PP cast sheets or multilayer blown films. Tos ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 926209 | CPP FILM FOR FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Polypropylene-based films produced by the cast extrusion process are discussed. Comparison is made with biaxially oriented PP films. The cast films are shown to be basically unoriented but a certain amount of orientation occurs, but only in the machine direction as a result of the nature of the proc ......... | |
| (The original document is in Chinese and was published in 2004). | |
| 926207 | DEVELOPMENT & TREND OF PU ADHESIVE IN FOOD PACKAGING . |
| The use of PU adhesives in food packaging is discussed. The increasing concern of consumers about environmental protection and China's entry into the World Trade Organisation are considered in relation to the need for adhesives to perform their functions safely and in an environmentally-friendly way ......... | |
| (The original document is in Chinese and was published in 2004). | |
| 921836 | NEW SHEET FOR FOOD PACKAGING . |
| Packalloy LTO" is a new polyolefin alloy sheet suitable for thermoformed medical and food packaging. It has been launched by Spartech Corp. of the USA, and has superior organoleptics, low density, and low cost. This abstract includes all the information contained in the original article. ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 920023 | PIGMENTS FOR FOOD PACKAGING - A REGULATORY JOURNEY. |
| The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 forms the basis of food and drug law in the US today, and is administered by the Food And Drug Administration (FDA). Plastics used for food containers and packaging are considered food additives if there is a possibility that a component, such as a co ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2003). | |
| 919896 | BROWN IMPROVES THERMOFORMERS FOR FOOD PACKAGING . |
| To improve the speed and accuracy of its thermoformers, Brown Machine uses a series of high-speed programmable limit switches to improve coordinated motion. This will give the precise motions for thermoforming food packaging such as cups, lids, foam plates and berry boxes, it is briefly reported. Th ......... | |
| (The original document is in English; Chinese and was published in 2004). | |
| 918027 | UNIAXIAL TENSILE BEHAVIOR AND THERMOFORMING CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH BARRIER EVOH-BASED BLENDS OF INTEREST IN FOOD PACKAGING. |
| The uniaxial tensile characteristics of blends of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH-32 mol.% ethylene) with an amorphous PA and/or a nylon-containing ionomer, used as barrier layer in multilayer food packaging structures, is assessed. The stress-strain behaviour of these materials at elevate ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 917858 | USE OF RECYCLED PLASTICS FOR FOOD PACKAGING . |
| There has been growing interest in the use of recycled plastics in the packaging of food products. The aim in providing for safe use of post-consumer recycled plastics waste in food packaging is to determine a combination of conditions that provide a reasonable degree of certainty that there will be ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 916375 | REGULATION OF FOOD PACKAGING IN EUROPE AND THE USA. |
| This report updates Rapra Review Report 61, and covers food packaging regulations in the EU, the general framework Directive and the main 'daughter' Directive on plastics. This is followed by a brief description of the national legislation relating to food packaging for most of the important Europea ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 915260 | PLASTIC FILMS "100 PER CENT SAFE" AS FOOD PACKAGING . |
| It is briefly reported that a testing programme to check for chemical contamination of foodstuffs has again given plastics packaging films a clean bill of health. The programme is a three-year study by the Food Standards Agency to detect monomer migration in food and establish whether it is at level ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 915196 | FSA GIVES PLASTIC FOOD PACKAGING THE "ALL CLEAR". |
| Food Standards Agency testing, for the second full year, has given plastics film packaging 100% safety rating when measured against the strictest legal chemical migration limits. The FSA survey involved sampling over 150 different food packaging in PE, PP and vinyl acetate copolymer films purchased ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 913777 | PLASTICS IN PACKAGING WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FOOD PACKAGING AND ITS LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. |
| The use of plastics materials in packaging applications is discussed. Particular attention is paid to packaging films, properties of films, printability and print adhesion, specialised food packaging (modified atmosphere packaging, controlled atmosphere packaging, vacuum packaging and active packagi ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 912864 | PHOTOTHERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FOOD PACKAGES . |
| The use of photothermal techniques for determining diffusion coefficients of oxygen and carbon dioxide of commercial LDPE was studied. The methodology involved the monitoring of diffused gas by a photoacoustic analyser. Diffusion coefficients measured for carbon dioxide and oxygen were 0.0000000277 ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
| 912030 | EMBRACING EB/UV CURABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR FOOD PACKAGING END-USED THROUGH FDA COMPLIANCE SELF-CERTIFICATION PROCESS. |
| The development of a comprehensive testing protocol employing cell extraction and liquid chromatography with a mass selective spectrometer for UV/electron beam curable, acrylated coatings/adhesives/inks is described. FDA compliance of UV/electron beam curable chemistry can be determined with the aid ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2003). | |
| 911471 | STUDY OF THE THERMOFORMABILITY OF ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER BASED BARRIER BLENDS OF INTEREST IN FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS. |
| Blends of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH, containing 32 mol% ethylene) with an amorphous polyamide and/or a nylon-containing ionomer were vacuum thermoformed between 100 and 150C. Blending EVOH with amorphous polyamide did not improve the poor formability of EVOH alone, but significant im ......... | |
| (The original document is in English and was published in 2004). | |
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