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Migration of ink components from packaging materials into foods
Project
Project code: 2809HS007
Contract period: 01.12.2009
- 31.05.2011
Budget: 238,000 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
'The ITX crisis has highlighted the problem of migration of ink components from packaging materials into foods in the focus of politicians and the public. The UV printing used photoinitiator ITX is only one of many in the printing of food packaging materials used. The authorities are not known, go on the extent to which ink components in foods.
Article 3 paragraph 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC requires that food packaging materials in accordance with good manufacturing practice shall be so constructed that they give off during normal or foreseeable conditions of use no constituents to food in quantities that are likely to endanger human health or an unacceptable change in the composition to bring about the food.
To check whether this common law principle is adhered to in terms of ink, is a status quo analysis (survey) is required on the type and amount of the transfer of ink components in foods. On this basis one may act in risk management (enforcement actions and / or specific legal provisions for printing inks) can be determined. '
Section overview
Subjects
- Food Chemistry
- Toxicology
