Toxicants in Food Packaging and Household Plastics
Exposure and Health Risks to Consumers
Editors: Snedeker, Suzanne M. (Ed.)
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- Regulatory focus for scientists to enhance the awareness and communication between the bench scientist and regulatory agencies
- Covers chemicals at all stages of investigation to highlight emerging areas and data gaps
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This book serves as a comprehensive resource on toxicants that can be released from food packaging materials and household plastics. Chapters include sources and levels of chemical exposure, known and suspected health effects and the identification of data gaps with recommendations for further research. In addition, regulatory approaches and risk assessment challenges in the United States and Europe are discussed.
Chapters cover both the more widely known chemicals that can migrate from food packaging (bisphenol A, perfluorinated chemicals), and household plastics (lead, phthalates, brominated flame retardants), as well as chemicals that are just entering use in food packaging (nanomaterials in polymer food packaging) and chemicals recently identified as migrating from food packaging to food stuffs (phthalates, benzophenones, antimony, methylnaphthalene and the alkylphenols nonylphenol and octylphenol). Chapters on phthalates and brominated flame retardants discuss challenges that arise with the use of replacement chemicals. The health effect sections of chapters have drawn on a wide variety of toxicological endpoints and recommend approaches to better assess toxicological risks in vulnerable human populations.
Reflecting the global nature of our food supply and household consumer goods, contributions have been drawn from international experts. A wide range of scientists will find this book to be useful, including toxicologists, environmental health scientists, food scientists, and regulators.
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Human Health Effects of Bisphenol A
Pages 1-29
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Phthalates in Food Packaging, Consumer Products, and Indoor Environments
Pages 31-59
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Brominated Flame Retardants and Their Replacements in Food Packaging and Household Products: Uses, Human Exposure, and Health Effects
Pages 61-93
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Nanoparticles in Polymer Nanocomposite Food Contact Materials: Uses, Potential Release, and Emerging Toxicological Concerns
Pages 95-123
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The Alkylphenols Nonylphenol and Octylphenol in Food Contact Materials and Household Items: Exposure and Health Risk Considerations
Pages 125-150
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Toxicants in Food Packaging and Household Plastics
- Book Subtitle
- Exposure and Health Risks to Consumers
- Editors
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- Suzanne M. Snedeker
- Series Title
- Molecular and Integrative Toxicology
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag London
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag London
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4471-6500-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4471-6500-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4471-6499-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4471-7093-8
- Series ISSN
- 2168-4219
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 310
- Number of Illustrations
- 13 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
- Topics
