Comprehensive Report Detailing Silicone Products for Food Contact Applications

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92251) has announced the
addition of "Silicone Products for Food Contact Applications" to their
offering.

Silicones, which can vary from low molecular weight oils and
fluids, to rubbers and extensively cross-linked resins, are used in a
variety of different food contact situations and conditions.

The origin of this review report was a Food Standards Agency (FSA)
project on food contact silicone based materials that was carried out
from 2003 until 2005. The objective of this project was to provide
detailed information on the types and composition of silicone based
products that are used in contact with food and to identify the extent
to which the migration of specific constituents into food could occur.
In addition to giving a summary of the findings of this extensive FSA
project, this review report also provides an extensive overview of the
principal types of silicone products that are used in food contact
situations, from a description of their manufacture and chemical
composition, to a detailed review of the potential migrants and their
migration behaviour. It also covers the relevant national and EU food
contact legislation and describes recent, food related, technological
developments.

This report is the final one of a trilogy that has addressed food
contact materials. It joins a report summarising the current situation
with respect to the use of rubber products for food applications
(Review Report No. 182) and one reviewing the use of coatings and inks
(Review Report No. 186).

The review is accompanied by around 230 abstracts compiled from
the Polymer Library, to facilitate further reading on this subject. A
subject index and a company index are included.

Key Topics:

- Introduction

- Silicone Products for Food Contact Applications

- Regulations Covering the Use of Silicones With Food

- Assessing the Safety of Silicone Materials and Articles for Food
Applications

- Foods Standards Agency Silicone Project - Contract Number A03046

- Migration Mechanisms, Potential Migrants and Published Migration
Data

- Improving the Safety of Silicones for Food Use and Future Trends

- Conclusion

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