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Migration and migration testing

Food tastes different if substances transfer from packaging onto foodstuffs—and those migrations can impact consumer safety. That’s why specialists at Henkel apply a wide range of tests to measure migration for food contact materials. Learn all about them in this white paper.

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Assessing the transfer of substances from packaging onto food

Consumers and brands need to trust the safety of materials that touch food. To earn that trust, it is essential to test food contact materials and get clarity about whether substances migrate onto food from packaging. And tests must simulate a variety of foods and use conditions.

In this detailed white paper, technical experts from Henkel describe the huge range of simulations and test procedures that they use to assess food contact materials. That includes specific insights into the tests, analysis and evaluations that ensure packaging is truly food safe.

How do they account for different foodstuffs? What temperatures, durations and surface-to-volume ratios get tested? Get all the answers and more by downloading the white paper!

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Types of migration tests for food packaging
Key variables and other considerations
Tests for adhesives and plastics
Technologies for detailed measurement
Assessment and evaluation methods

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Migration and migration testing

Assessing the transfer of substances from packaging onto food

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