Webinar: Mineral oil in recycled paper and board packaging

Webinar: Mineral oil in recycled paper and board packaging


Webinar first ran: Wednesday 24 October 2012.

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Overview

There has been considerable media coverage recently surrounding potentially harmful mineral oils entering food products from recycled paper and board. In June 2012 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a scientific opinion on Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in food.

The discussion focuses on: 

  • Background: mineral oil contamination of food packed in recycled paperboard packaging
  • EFSA scientific opinion on Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in food
  • Consequences of the EFSA opinion
  • Q&A session.
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