Abstract:
Plastics and plastic based materials are increasingly used in fish industry either as containers or crates for storage of raw materials in semi-rigid and other flexible forms for processed fish and fish products. The finished plastics contain impurities such as left over monomer residues, additives, stabilizers, odorous adjuvants, colorants and antioxidants. These may leach into the foodstuffs affecting the quality of seafoods. For regulating their use many developed countries after considerable studies have formulated their own standards and codes of practice for packaging materials for food contact applications. As the migration of the chemical constituents and additives of the packaging materials into fish and fish products is likely to render the seafood unsafe for human consumption, it is absolutely necessary to test for global migration. The overall migration residue gives a fair estimate of safety. This paper deals with different safety aspects of packaging materials for fish and fishery products.
