This book serves as a comprehensive resource on toxicants that
can be released from food packaging materials and household
plastics. Chapters include sources and levels of chemical exposure,
known and suspected health effects and the identification of data
gaps with recommendations for further research. In addition,
regulatory approaches and risk assessment challenges in the United
States and Europe are discussed.
Chapters cover both the more widely known chemicals that can
migrate from food packaging (bisphenol A, perfluorinated
chemicals), and household plastics (lead, phthalates, brominated
flame retardants), as well as chemicals that are just entering use
in food packaging (nanomaterials in polymer food packaging) and
chemicals recently identified as migrating from food packaging to
food stuffs (phthalates, benzophenones, antimony, methylnaphthalene
and the alkylphenols nonylphenol and octylphenol). Chapters on
phthalates and brominated flame retardants discuss challenges that
arise with the use of replacement chemicals. The health effect
sections of chapters have drawn on a wide variety of toxicological
endpoints and recommend approaches to better assess toxicological
risks in vulnerable human populations.
Reflecting the global nature of our food supply and household
consumer goods, contributions have been drawn from international
experts. A wide range of scientists will find this book to be
useful, including toxicologists, environmental health scientists,
food scientists, and regulators.
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