Leaching behavior and evaluation of zebrafish embryo toxicity of microplastics and phthalates in take-away plastic containers

X Xu, J Guo, Y Gao, Y Xue, X Shi, L Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Take-away containers are the common food contact materials (FCMs) that are widely used
in daily life. However, little is known regarding the effects of different food simulants on the …

Non-target and suspected-target screening for potentially hazardous chemicals in food contact materials: investigation of paper straws

J Rusko, I Perkons, JD Rasinger… - Food Additives & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A non-target screening strategy was developed for the safety evaluation of
potentially hazardous chemicals in paper food contact materials (FCMs). A tentative list of …

Simultaneous determination of cyclic PET and PBT oligomers migrated from laminated steel cans for food

T Xu, K Qiu, H Gao, G Wu, B Zhang, Q Zhao, Y Zhang - Food Control, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, three commonly used PET and PBT copolymers films as inner gauge materials
of laminated steel were screened and identified, and then 6 kinds of cyclic PET and PBT …

Economical Chemical Recycling of Complex PET Waste in the Form of Active Packaging Material

J Volmajer Valh, D Stopar, I Selaya Berodia, A Erjavec… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since millions of tons of packaging material cannot be recycled in conventional ways, most
of it ends up in landfills or even dumped into the natural environment. The researched …

Structure elucidation and risk assessment of degradation products in gamma irradiated rubber closures

X Sun, J Zhuang, X Ma, Y Tang, MM Ali, Z Lu… - Polymer Degradation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gamma-ray irradiation has been widely applied in large-scale industrial pharmaceutical
packages sterilization however, high-energy rays may result in degradation of packaging …

Hazardous chemicals in recycled and reusable plastic food packaging

B Geueke, DW Phelps, LV Parkinson… - Cambridge Prisms …, 2023 - cambridge.org
In the battle against plastic pollution, many efforts are being undertaken to reduce, reuse
and recycle plastics. If tackled in the right way, these efforts have the potential to contribute …

Oligomers from the Synthetic Polymers: Another Potential Iceberg of New Pollutants

C Shi, M Wang, Z Wang, G Qu, W Jiang… - Environment & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pollution generated by synthetic polymers, particularly plastics, has become a significant
global environmental problem. However, when compared to polymer-derived products like …

[HTML][HTML] Economic poisons: A review of food contact materials and their analysis using mass spectrometry

FJ Díaz-Galiano, M Murcia-Morales… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we explore the processes involving food in contact with food contact materials
(FCMs), and the subsequent changes in these materials. We delve into the historical context …

[HTML][HTML] Unpacking the complexity of the polyethylene food contact articles value chain: A chemicals perspective

S Gerassimidou, B Geueke, KJ Groh, J Muncke… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyethylene (PE) is the most widely used type of plastic food packaging, in which chemicals
can potentially migrate into packaged foods. The implications of using and recycling PE from …

Increasing incidence of eosinophilic esophagitis in Sweden: a nationwide population study

JJ Garber, PJ Lochhead, AM Uchida, B Roelstraete… - Esophagus, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic inflammatory condition of
the esophagus associated with dysphagia and esophageal fibrosis. The incidence of EoE is …