Microbial contamination of paper-based food contact materials with different contents of recycled fiber

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://www.agriculturejournals.cz/web/cjfs.htm?volume=33&firstPage=308&type=publishedArticle" target="_blank" >http://www.agriculturejournals.cz/web/cjfs.htm?volume=33&firstPage=308&type=publishedArticle</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/645/2014-CJFS" target="_blank" >10.17221/645/2014-CJFS</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Microbial contamination of paper-based food contact materials with different contents of recycled fiber

Original language description

Recycled paper is commonly used in food packaging industry, especially for disposable products. The material coming into direct contact with food products must not represent a source of contamination for food in accordance with the Framework Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004 containing the general requirements on all food contact materials. In the present study, the microbial purity of 31 paper-based materials with different contents of recycled matter (0-100%) was evaluated using a standard method based on the disintegration of paper. The results of the present study indicate the existing relation between the use of recycled fibers and the content of microorganisms. The increased amount of recycled fibers significantly increased the amount of bacteria in the paper samples. The highest content of microorganisms was observed in the case of paper with the highest recycled fiber content. Total counts of bacteria ranged from 5.0 x 10(1) to 1.2 x 10(5) CFU/g. Moulds were detected only in three paper samples. As the microorganisms present in food packaging may penetrate into foodstuffs (particularly those with high contents of water or fat) and have an adverse effect on end-consumers' health, microbial criteria for food packaging should be included into the EU legislation.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FM - Hygiene

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/NT14375" target="_blank" >NT14375: Identification of health hazards based on contamination from paper and cardboard foodstuff packages</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Czech Journal of Food Sciences

ISSN

1212-1800

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

33

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

308-312

UT code for WoS article

000359009500003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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