Overview
- International focus on chemical exposure with sections on levels of household exposure to the chemicals from studies globally
- 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
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Molecular and Integrative Toxicology (MOLECUL)
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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.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Toxicants in Food Packaging and Household Plastics
Book Subtitle: Exposure and Health Risks to Consumers
Editors: Suzanne M. Snedeker
Series Title: Molecular and Integrative Toxicology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6500-2
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6499-9Published: 29 August 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-7093-8Published: 22 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-6500-2Published: 13 August 2014
Series ISSN: 2168-4219
Series E-ISSN: 2168-4235
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 310
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Environmental Health, Food Science, Cancer Research, Endocrinology, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering