FOOD PACKAGING
FOOD PACKAGING REGULATIONS
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Question
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Aluminum
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Iron
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Tin
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Chromium
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following metal is not used in food packaging? Explanation: Iron is not used in food packaging. Iron has greater chances of rusting. For food packaging, four types of metal are commonly used: steel, aluminum, tin, and chromium.
Detailed explanation-2: -Beyond aluminum, other metals such as iron, silver, zinc oxides, magnesium oxide, and titanium oxide, are applied as nanoparticles to packaging surfaces to enhance mechanical strength and barrier properties and impart an antioxidant or antimicrobial effect (dos Santos et al. 2020).
Detailed explanation-3: -Various metals like aluminium, tin plate, tin free steel and stainless steel, and metal based packaging material in both rigid and semi-rigid forms such as cans, foil wraps and retort pouches are most commonly used for food packaging applications.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ceramics. Glass. Metal. Paper and Board. Plastics. Printing Inks. Wax. Wood. 05-Oct-2012