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Original Articles

Application of FTIR and Raman microspectroscopy to the study of food/packaging interactions

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Pages 1515-1523 | Received 17 Mar 2009, Accepted 17 Jun 2009, Published online: 18 Sep 2009
 

Abstract

This study assesses the suitability of Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy for potential use as analytical tools to determine the diffusivity of a migrant in a plastic packaging material, one of the key points in safety assessment of food-contact materials. Despite its relative low sensitivity, FTIR-based analysis supplied data for the material on desorption of an additive (Uvitex OB) and sorption of a food constituent (olive oil) in a non-destructive and ‘in situ’ mode. These data allowed the determination of the diffusivity of Uvitex OB (8.0 ± 2.5 · 10−14 m2 s−1) and olive oil (6.9 ± 3.4 · 10−14 m2 s−1) in Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE). Raman cartography innovatively supplied the profile of additive concentration in the z-direction (thickness) of the food-contact material and confirmed that mass transfer in the system roughly followed a Fickean behaviour.

Acknowledgements

This study was carried out with financial support from the Commission of the European Communities, Framework 6, Priority 5, ‘Food Quality and Safety’, Integrated Project Novel Q FP6-CT-2006-015710. The authors would like to acknowledge Professor Salvatore Iannace and co-workers from IMCB (Naples, Italy) for the preparation of the films used in this study.

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