Research Projects

Food Standards Agency Projects

Recent projects completed or underway for the FSA are:

  • Variables that may affect Monomer and other Migrant Levels in Food Grade Plastics
  • Investigation of Migration from Decorative Shrink sleeves
  • Identification of Chemicals that could Migrate into Foodstuffs from Pigments and Dyes and Measure Migration of these Chemicals
  • The Effects of Storage, Temperature, Damage and Cooking on the Migration of Bisphenol A from Can Coatings
  • Migration of Bisphenol A from Polycarbonate Plastic Food Contact Materials and Articles
  • Survey of Chemical Migration from Can Coatings into Food and Beverages
  • Survey of ESBO Migration into Baby Food from PVC Seals.