Non-intentionally added substances (NIAS)
NIAS are chemicals present in food contact materials and articles which have not been added for a technical reason. They include side products, breakdown products, and contaminants. Although more and...
View ArticleResearchers report NIAS migration from baby food pouches
In an article published on August 18, 2023, in the journal Chemosphere, Cheng Tang from the University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Australia, and co-authors investigated 79 multilayer plastic baby...
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Oligomer migration from PET and Tritan™
Oligomers can form as a side product during the polymerization or by the degradation of the (final) polymeric material and are one type of non-intentionally added substance (NIAS) that may be present...
View ArticleAnalyzing NIAS in harmonized and non-harmonized FCMs
On April 5, 2023, the International Life Sciences Institute Europe (ILSI) published a report giving a summary of methods for analyzing non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) across various food...
View ArticleChemical characterization of post-consumer and recycled plastics
Three studies published in February 2023 screened plastic flakes, pellets, and products used in recycling and finished recycled products for their chemical composition using targeted and non-targeted...
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Toward a guidance to assess safety of food packaging coatings
European legislation allows non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) to be present in plastic food contact materials (FCMs) but the manufacturers must ensure the safety of the NIAS. However,...
View ArticleOligomers – presence in FCMs and food, toxicity, challenges
Oligomers are one type of non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) that may be present in plastic food contact materials (FCMs). They are composed of two to ten monomers used in the synthesis of...
View ArticleBioassays
The toxicological testing of food contact materials (FCMs) has been dominated by a focus on single substances typically tested for only a few toxicological endpoints, most prominently genotoxicity. In...
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View ArticleResearchers detect chemicals present in and migrating from PET bottles
In an article published on August 3, 2022, in the journal Food Chemistry, Asako Ozaki from the Osaka Institute of Public Health, Japan, and co-authors qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated the...
View ArticleOligomers from plastic FCMs reviewed
Small molecules called monomers are the building blocks of polymers, such as plastics, rubber, and silicones. Short chains made up of only a few monomers are called oligomers, and they are formed...
View ArticleChemical migration into coffee, canned vegetables, and Indian curd
In an article published on April 30, 2022, in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Roman Cariou from Oniris, Nantes, France, and co-authors investigated non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) in...
View ArticleNew NIAS detected in polyester-phenolic can coating extracts
In an article published on March 7, 2022, in the journal Talanta, Julien Terrasse from the Université de Lyon, France, and co-authors analyzed non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) extracted from...
View ArticleStudies investigate extractable and leachable FCCs, present collision cross...
Two articles published on April 5, 2022, in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, focus on the chemical analysis and identification of intentionally added substances (IAS, e.g., additives)...
View ArticleScientists propose and apply NIAS identification approaches
To date several non-targeted screening approaches and methodologies have been developed to identify and quantify unknown compounds, including non-intentionally added substances (NIAS), migrating from...
View ArticleStudy analyzes unknown chemicals in recycled plastic
In an article published on November 1, 2021, in the peer-reviewed journal Toxics, Pablo Miralles and co-authors from the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian...
View ArticleNew Zealand symposium on food safety
The New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre annual symposium is being held online this year in a series of webinars broadcast every few weeks. The first session was held on September 1,...
View ArticleNIAS migration from plastic wine corks
In an article published online on July 14, 2021, in the peer-reviewed journal Chemistry, Paula Vera and colleagues from the Analytical Chemistry Department, University of Zaragoza, Spain, reported on...
View ArticleThird episode of ‘Unwrapping Food Packaging’ video blog released
The Food Packaging Forum (FPF) has published the third episode of its video blog series titled “Unwrapping Food Packaging.” In this latest episode, Jane Muncke (FPF) discusses the types of chemicals...
View ArticleReview investigates challenges of assessing NIAS in plastic FCMs
In a review article published on June 24, 2021, in the peer-reviewed journal Polymers, Lilian Seiko Kato from Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and co-authors summarize the challenges in...
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