An Investigation into Possible Sources and Health Risks of Phthalic Acid Esters in the Iranian Laminated Flexible Films

Subject Areas : food microbiology

M. Mizani ¹ , F. Rasouli Ghahroudi ² , A. Zulfiqar ³ , A. R. Milaninejad ⁴ , H. Khanlarloo ⁵

1 - Associate Professor of the Department of Food Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Ph. D. Graduated of the Department of Food Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Factory Manager, Nestle Iran, Qazvin Factory, Iran.
4 - AG Specialist, Nestle Iran, Qazvin Factory, Iran.
5 - AG Manager, Nestle Iran, Qazvin Factory, Iran.

Received: 2018-11-12 Accepted : 2018-11-12 Published : 2019-01-01

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