What the materials cover

These advanced seminar materials explain how EU and national rules govern printing inks, adhesives and coatings in contact with food, particularly when they are combined with plastics in printed and laminated films. The documents cover migration testing and migration modelling of multilayer composites, the concept of the functional barrier for printed or bonded packaging materials, and risk assessments that also address unauthorised substances. An exercise shows how to argue convincingly on questions of food chemistry. Basic knowledge, for example of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, is assumed. The material is aimed at professionals in quality assurance, development, packaging technology, purchasing and production.