Webinar on analytics for food contact materials

American Chemical Society hosts webinar on analytical methods for food contact substances on April 28, 2016

Migration from printing inks in multilayer FCMs

Scientists analyze printing inks migration in multilayer materials; use of overprint varnish or placement under PET layer decreases migration of ink components but may introduce other migrants

Print-related food contaminants

Identity and set-off assessed for print-related contaminants by three different mass spectrometry methods; most compounds show evidence for set-off

Long-term migration from PVC coating

FDA scientists question utility of long-storage migration testing conditions; find increasing migration of benzoguanamine with longer storage