Risks of new trends concerning materials and objects in contact with food Hasselt University
Due to constant pressure from consumers and authorities to reduce the use of fossil-based plastic, the FCM industry is forced to develop substitute materials. While these substitute materials need to be environmentally friendly, they also have to be safe for consumers. Indeed, FCM composed of resources extracted from biomass can contain contaminants co-extracted from the raw products (e.g. pesticide residues, metals) as well as process ...