This book discusses a major issue in the food contact materials industry: non-intentionally added substances (NIAS), and their impact on PET-bottled water. NIAS are chemical compounds that are present in food contact materials but have not been added for technical reasons during the production process, and consumers are usually unaware of their presence. NIAS can include decomposition or degradation products, impurities in the raw materials, unwanted by-products or contaminants from recycling processes, and they pose a challenge for packaging manufacturers.
In Europe, the EU Regulations No. 1935/2004 and 10/2011 set out, respectively, the general principles of safety and inertness for all packaging materials, and rules on the composition of plastic food-contact materials. Among the plastics commonly used for bottled water and other non-alcoholic refreshment beverages, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most favoured thanks to its chemical and physicalstability, its transparency, low weight and good recyclability. Further, very few additives are used for its manufacture. Nonetheless, due to the complex formulations of polymers, processes and storage, NIAS can also be found in PET-bottled water, with potential cancerogenic or toxic effects.
This book provides an overview of the European regulation of NIAS in plastic packaging materials, offering insights into their chemical composition in PET-bottled water. Lastly, it provides a useful discussion on NIAS and their toxicity.

Offers an overview of non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) Analyzes the chemical composition of NIAS in polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-bottled water Summarizes the European regulation of NIAS in plastic packaging materials

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Ramesh Kumar Sharma is Food Safety Consultant and Scientific Writer on food and environment issues. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Chemistry, with specialisation in physical chemistry, from the University of Rajasthan (India). He has worked as a chemist at the Research Laboratory of Sriram Rayons in Kota (Rajasthan, India) and Fellow at the Science Education Centre (University Grants Commission Project) of University of Rajasthan in Jaipur. He has also worked as Chief Investigator at Play Material Project (UNICEF project) for the National Council of Educational Research and Training in Jaipur (Field Adviser's Office), as Agmark Approved Chemist for the edible oil industry and Quality Control Chemist at Tilam Sangh Rajasthan in Bikaner (Rajasthan). He co-authored the book Toxins and Contaminants in Indian Food Products published by Springer. Pasqualina Laganà is Biologist with a M.Sc. from the University of Messina, Italy, with specialisations inGeneral Pathology (1992) and Chemistry and Food Technologies (2000). She graduated in 'Risks and disorders in the Work' (1998) and in 'Parasitology of Territory' (2009); she also obtained a masters in 'Epidemiology and Biostatistics' (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy) in 2013. Since 1996, she has been Adjunct Professor of General and Applied Hygiene and Researcher at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Messina. She is also Member of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (S.It.I.), and the Italian Study Group Hospital Hygiene and Italian Foods Group. She has been Member of the Sicilian Commission for the application of Legionella Guidelines since 2011, Responsible of Analysis within the Regional Reference Laboratory for clinical and environmental Legionella Surveillance (branch of Messina, Sicily) since 2012, and Head of the Laboratory from October 2016 onwards. She is Member of the Editorial Board of several Journals, including the Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Biochemical Technology (JCMBT), Zeszyty Naukowe (Gdynia Maritime University, Poland), Global Drugs and Therapeutics (GDT), and EC Microbiology (ECMI). She is also Referee for various international scientific journals and Author of 80 publications indexed in Medline and other databases. Maria Anna Coniglio graduated as Medical Doctor from the University of Catania in 1998 and specialised in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine at the University of Catania in 2002, where she started her research activities in the fields of health promotion and epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases. In 2003, she became Researcher of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine at the University of Catania. In 2005, she became Aggregate Professor at the same University. She has been Member of the Sicilian Commission for the application of Legionella Guidelines since 2011 and Director of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Clinical and Environmental Legionella Surveillance (branch of Catania, Sicily) since 2012. In collaboration with the Local Health Unit, she has organised several training courses related to the field of health promotion. She has taken part as a speaker in many scientific national and international congresses. She has published several papers in national and international journals in the field of health promotion, epidemiology, and prevention of the infectious and non-infectious diseases.

Inhalt
Non-intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) in Plastic Packaging Materials: The Regulatory Situation in the European Union.- Non-intentionally Added Substances in PET Bottles.- Non-intentionally Added Substances and Toxicity Issues.