This rapid evidence assessment aimed to develop an understanding of the alternatives to single-use plastics in food packaging and production in terms of their risks and opportunities, as well as potential future developments.
An analysis of levels of various metals in Italian dried bronze-cut pasta.
This report contains a review of evidence relating to potential risks and other unintended consequences of replacing oil-based plastic food packaging and other food contact materials with bio-based food contact materials (BBFCMs). It covers data from a range of sources including scientific literature and grey literature (e.g. government, not-for-profit organisation, academic and industry reports).
FACET is a publicly available exposure assessment software system which will estimate exposure to flavours, additives and food contact materials across Europe. It reflects the real exposure of a targeted population to a food chemical, taking into account the variability of concentration and the real occurrence for each food category.
This research project reviewed the use of nanotechnology in food contact materials and articles, and assessed applications in relation to consumer safety and regulatory implications in the UK.
This study followed on from an earlier one (A03040, published in 2004) on the migration potential from biodegradable food contact materials, and the findings of Agency-funded study on migration from recycled paper and board, A03021, (2005) were excluded from this survey. The levels of migration from bio based materials was not found to be significant.
This research developed a scanner for measuring the total surface area of patches of visible set off on the food contact surface of packaging.