The estimation by either reliable experimental techniques or accurate computational models aimed at calculating the release of components/additives from packaging materials and process lines towards food matrices represent one of the most exciting research topics in food science and technology. In recent years, the migrants release from food contact materials has been regulated by various standards that often refer to purely experimental methods so to determine and quantify the components which are transported to the food. This work aimed to propose an innovative modeling approach for the simulation of the release of some migrants from both packaging and process materials. Specifically, the release of Octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl), an additive used during polyethylene films production, to a food matrix consisting of a sandwich was modeled. In addition, the release of Chromium, Manganese and Nickel from AISI 316L steel components in contact with acid solutions was analyzed to simulate some typical conditions occurring in the food industry when aggressive fluids come in contact with steel parts. A very good agreement between the experimental data and the model prediction was also obtained.
Modeling of specific migration from food contact materials
Petrosino F.;Coppola G.;Chakraborty S.;Curcio S.
2023-01-01
Abstract
The estimation by either reliable experimental techniques or accurate computational models aimed at calculating the release of components/additives from packaging materials and process lines towards food matrices represent one of the most exciting research topics in food science and technology. In recent years, the migrants release from food contact materials has been regulated by various standards that often refer to purely experimental methods so to determine and quantify the components which are transported to the food. This work aimed to propose an innovative modeling approach for the simulation of the release of some migrants from both packaging and process materials. Specifically, the release of Octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl), an additive used during polyethylene films production, to a food matrix consisting of a sandwich was modeled. In addition, the release of Chromium, Manganese and Nickel from AISI 316L steel components in contact with acid solutions was analyzed to simulate some typical conditions occurring in the food industry when aggressive fluids come in contact with steel parts. A very good agreement between the experimental data and the model prediction was also obtained.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
