Is mineral oil from recycled paper a threat to food safety?
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As German risk assessors find cause for concern where substance migration from recycled paper is involved in food packaging, ink users are advised to look for alternatives.
German risk assessors using new methods of analyzing the migration of mineral oils from recycled paperboard and corrugated into food have raised some food safety concerns. Further analysis of the findings is underway.
The mineral oil in question is thought to come from inks used in printing newspapers. Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment recommended that if a food product has high surface contact with paperboard packaging—think rice and couscous, for example--an inner bag might be advisable to prevent substance migration into the food.
Teresa Presas, managing director of the Confederation of European Paper Industries, told foodanddrinkeurope.com, “The paper industry is working closely with all relevant authorities and stakeholders along the value chain, which includes printing ink makers, the printing and publishing industries, and the packaging industry, and also the food industry and retail sector. We are all working hard on finding the best solution for this concern.”
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Recycled paper goes through a rigorous process much similar to the original process. It is therefore reasonable to believe that recycled paper is no more dangerous as a packaging method than that of original packaging.
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Mike
Fantastic innovation and experiment by the German risk assessors regarding the migration process of mineral oils from recycled paper which will be improve preservation and safety of foods.Obviously a perfect way to recycle exhausted source.
Fantastic innovation and experiment by the German risk assessors regarding the migration process of mineral oils from recycled paper which will be improve preservation and safety of foods.Obviously a perfect way to recycle exhausted source.media buy
This is not good at all if this paper is bad for the food. We definitely have to do more research on this recycle paper. We want to use recycle paper but do not want to harm people with it. Let fiund a fix for this.
In my opinion,Definitely it is an innovative process where migration of mineral oils from recycled is occurred.So food safety, it may be unhealthy and not suitable for our health.Effective and advantageous recycled procedures are required for better food safety.
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