Food Packaging Hygiene

• Main Authors: Barone, Caterina (Author), Bolzoni, Luciana (Author), Caruso, Giorgia (Author), Montanari, Angela (Author), Parisi, Salvatore (Author), Steinka, Izabela (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Medical microbiology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Medical biochemistry.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Food Science.; Medical Microbiology.; Medical Biochemistry.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

This Brief is concerned with the connection between food packaging and the chemical composition of packaging materials. In terms of the food packaging hygiene, the influence of the containers on the contained foods is discussed. The book explores new and emerging risks related to food packaging mate...

Table of Contents:

• The Influence of the Chemical Composition of Food Packaging Materials on the Technological Suitability: A matter of Food Safety and Hygiene
• Inorganic Contaminants of Food as a Function of Packaging Features
• Plasticizers in PVC for Food: Assessment of Specific Migration
• Organic Food Packaging Contaminants: New and Emerging Risks
• Chemical and Microbiological Aspects of the Interaction between Food and Food Packages
• Basic Principles of Corrosion of Food Metal Packaging.