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Domestic use, reuse and misuse of packaging in contact with food

Project Code: A03041

30/06/2003

Leatherhead Food International
Offen, C ; Phelps, T; Fillion, L

Food packaging is designed and tested to demonstrate that it can be used safely for its intended single use. It is generally developed for the transport, storage and/or cooking of a particular food type only. In reality however, packaging may be reused to contain types of food other than those initially intended and in some cases also for direct heating.

This survey will be undertaken to obtain information on the fate of food packaging with respect to its use, reuse and misuse within the domestic environment.

The objectives of the study are to:

Collect information available from desktop surveys on the domestic use and reuse of food contact packaging materials within the UK
Investigate the nature and extent of domestic use and reuse of food and non-food packaging in direct contact with food, including transport, storage and food preparation, cooking and serving, in the UK
Evaluate the significance of data gathered with respect to the potential use, misuse and reuse of packaging in the home

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