Food Contact World - Pira's exclusive monthly food contact e-journal

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The food contact industry is undergoing significant changes. New materials, product advances and the changing nature of the global supply chain mean an ever-changing landscape for materials developers, manufacturers, distributors and end users of food packaging.

The regular changes in compliance laws and regulations make it vital for businesses to stay up-to-date on developments in the industry.

In order to stay on top of all this change, Pira produces Food Contact World - a monthly e-journal that reports exclusively on news and developments directly affecting regulatory and compliance experts in food packaging.

The subscription package:

• PDF newsletter available for download every month
• 12 months, 10 issues per subscription period
• E-Annual issued in December giving you a round-up of the technology trends and analysis from the year
• Access to online archive of all back issues with downloads
• Searchable online database of news stories

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Recent articles from Food Contact World

Nano-coating protects oxygen barrier

Sumeet Dhawan, a doctoral candidate at Washington State University, won a competition for his research focusing on high-performance, polymeric-based nanocomposite and nano-coated multilayer structures. Dhawan's research has the potential to advance thermal processing, like microwave sterilisation, to take shelf-life beyond one year...(read more)

BPA exposure not mainly food contact

Scientists from the endocrine disruptors group at the University of Missouri postulate that people in the US must be exposed to large amounts of bisphenol A (BPA) not by eating canned foods and drinking beverages from plastic containers, but...(read more)

Slow progress seen on Asian compliance

The migration of phthalates from jars of exotic sauces, olives and pickles imported from Asia remains an issue in the UK. In a sample of 231 glass containers with twist-off lids containing fatty foods...(read more)