Deep dive into plastic monomers, additives, and processing aids

H Wiesinger, Z Wang, S Hellweg - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A variety of chemical substances used in plastic production may be released throughout the
entire life cycle of the plastic, posing risks to human health, the environment, and recycling …

Multimodal interactions of drugs, natural compounds and pollutants with the gut microbiota

AE Lindell, M Zimmermann-Kogadeeva… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The gut microbiota contributes to diverse aspects of host physiology, ranging from
immunomodulation to drug metabolism. Changes in the gut microbiota composition are …

The NORMAN Suspect List Exchange (NORMAN-SLE): facilitating European and worldwide collaboration on suspect screening in high resolution mass spectrometry

H Mohammed Taha, R Aalizadeh, N Alygizakis… - Environmental Sciences …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The NORMAN Association (https://www. norman-network. com/)
initiated the NORMAN Suspect List Exchange (NORMAN-SLE; https://www. norman …

[HTML][HTML] Unpacking the complexity of the PET drink bottles value chain: A chemicals perspective

S Gerassimidou, P Lanska, JN Hahladakis… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemicals can migrate from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) drink bottles to their content
and recycling processes may concentrate or introduce new chemicals to the PET value …

Safety of plastic food packaging: the challenges about non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) discovery, identification and risk assessment

LS Kato, CA Conte-Junior - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several food contact materials (FCMs) contain non-intentionally added substances (NIAS),
and most of the substances that migrate from plastic food packaging are unknown. This …

[HTML][HTML] Enabling a circular economy for chemicals in plastics

N Aurisano, R Weber, P Fantke - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Enabling a circular economy for plastics in Europe and beyond is an ambitious goal. In order
to reach a fully closed loop, numerous challenges and knowledge gaps need to be …

Systematic evidence on migrating and extractable food contact chemicals: most chemicals detected in food contact materials are not listed for use

B Geueke, KJ Groh, MV Maffini, OV Martin… - CritiCal reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Food packaging is important for today's globalized food system, but food contact materials
(FCMs) can also be a source of hazardous chemicals migrating into foodstuffs. Assessing …

Untangling the chemical complexity of plastics to improve life cycle outcomes

KL Law, MJ Sobkowicz, MP Shaver… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
A diversity of chemicals are intentionally added to plastics to enhance their properties and
aid in manufacture. Yet the accumulated chemical composition of these materials is …

[HTML][HTML] Safety of recycled plastics and textiles: Review on the detection, identification and safety assessment of contaminants

AK Undas, M Groenen, RJB Peters, SPJ van Leeuwen - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In 2019, 368 mln tonnes of plastics were produced worldwide. Likewise, the textiles and
apparel industry, with an annual revenue of 1.3 trillion USD in 2016, is one of the largest fast …

[HTML][HTML] A vision for safer food contact materials: Public health concerns as drivers for improved testing

J Muncke, AM Andersson, T Backhaus… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Food contact materials (FCMs) and food contact articles are ubiquitous in today's globalized
food system. Chemicals migrate from FCMs into foodstuffs, so called food contact chemicals …