Abstract:

As harmful chemicals which can migrate from paper packaging to foods would threaten the health of consumers, relevant regulations and detection methods have been established in the world to guarantee the safety of paper food packaging materials. This article summarizes residual contaminants in paper food packaging materials and EU and our country's regulations on the safety of paper food packaging materials and emphatically reviews the development of extraction methods and detection technologies of residual contaminants.

Key words: food packaging, paper, extraction, chemicals, detection technology