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. 2015 Jul;123(7):A174-9.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.123-A174.

A Hard Nut to Crack: Reducing Chemical Migration in Food-Contact Materials

Nate Seltenrich

A Hard Nut to Crack: Reducing Chemical Migration in Food-Contact Materials

Nate Seltenrich. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Jul.

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Many manufacturers are eager to alleviate the problem of chemical migration from food packaging, but progress in identifying viable alternative materials has been incremental at best. © Joseph Tart/Brogan & Partners
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Packaging Pathways These are just a few of the potential routes of chemical migration from food packaging itself. However, foods and beverages also can be contaminated prior to packaging, through handling and storage of either finished products or their ingredients. © Roy Scott
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