FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (11): 317-322.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201211066

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Research Progress in Ink Migration from Packaging Materials to Foods and Food Stimulants

GAO Song1,2,WANG Zhi-wei2,3,*,HU Chang-ying2,4,WANG Lei2,3,LI Dan2,4   

  1. (1. College of Packaging Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Product Packaging and Logistics for Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Zhuhai 519070, China; 3. Packaging Engineering Institute, Jinan University, Zhuhai 519070, China; 4. Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China)
  • Online:2012-06-15 Published:2012-07-27

Abstract: Food safety has been widely concerned, and food safety problems caused by ink from packaging materials have frequently taken place. In this paper, the regulations and requirements of packaging inks for foods are discussed and the situation of ink migration from packaging material to food and food stimulants is summarized with the aim of providing a legal basis and experimental guidance for future research.

Key words: food packaging, ink, migration

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