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Deposited paper deposited in the House of Lords and House of Commons by the Department of Health on Tuesday, 29 October 2002. The commitment to deposit was made on Tuesday, 29 October 2002.


Deposited Paper DEP 02/2161

I. Research of microwaving food in plastic containers to ascertain whether there is any leakage from the plastic of dioxins, carcinogens or xenoestrogens. 2 p. II. A critical comparison of four test methods for determining overall and specific migration from microwave susceptor packaging. 7 p. III. Migration from polyamide 'microwave and roasting bags' into 7 p. roast chicken. IV. Migration of the plasticizer acetyltributyl citrate from plastic film into foods during microwave cooking and other domestic use. 4 p. V. The effect of microwave energy on specific migration from food contain plastics. 6 p. VI. Migration testing of plastics and microwave-active materials for high-temperature food-use applications. 18 p. VII. Migration from plasticized films into foods.1. Migration of di-(2-ethylhexyl)apdipate from PVC films during home-use and microwave cooking. 14 p. VIII. Headspace analysis of benzene in food contact materials and its migration into foods from plastics cookware. 9 p. DH. 2002.

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Secondary information

Type
Deposited paper
Reference
DEP 02/2161 
Originated on
Monday, 28 October 2002
Author
Department of Health
Subjects
Contamination Health hazards Food Packaging Plastics Safety Temperature Testing Microwave ovens Polyvinyl chloride Microwaves
Library location
Commons Library: DEP 02/2161;Research Sc 664.07,P
Lords Library: HDEP 2002/373