Title: Migration of Styrene in Relation to Food - Packaging Materials
Abstract: Polystyrene is frequently used for food packaging because of its easy processing, rigidity, and low cost. Styrene, which is present in detectable amounts in the polymer, is usually considered to be the substance responsible for the possible tainting of a polystyrene-packed food by migration. The contamination of foods and beverages by trace amounts of materials which have migrated from plastics used in packaging is a concern both on the grounds of adversely affecting product quality and of food safety. These lead to increasing attention to the potential hazards of a large variety of plastic materials which are used in the food packaging industry and the interaction between plastic packaging materials and foods. In this paper we reviewed the history of styrene and various analytical methods of sample preparation and detection to assess the extent to which styrene is present in food-grade polystyrene materials and to what extent it leaked into foods and food stimulants.
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
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