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Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A Volume 26, 2009 - Issue 9
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Characterization of patterns of food packaging usage in Portuguese homes

M.F.F. Poças Packaging Department, Biotechnology College, Portuguese Catholic University, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; CBQF/ESB–UCP, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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J.C. Oliveira Process and Chemical Engineering Department, University College Cork, Ireland
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H.J. Pinto Packaging Department, Biotechnology College, Portuguese Catholic University, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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M.E. Zacarias Logoplaste Technology Ltd., Estrada da Malveira da Serra, Cascais, Portugal
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T. Hogg Packaging Department, Biotechnology College, Portuguese Catholic University, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal; CBQF/ESB–UCP, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Pages 1314-1324 | Received 17 Feb 2009, Accepted 17 May 2009, Published online: 18 Aug 2009

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