Raman Analysis of Laminated Food Packaging Film: Understanding Diffusion of an Additive. A white paper.

As the sophistication of food packaging systems increase, incorporating combinations of polymer/plastics, paper and foils tailored to a desired design and function, it is becoming increasing important to understand how the food product interacts with the packaging material. This is vital to ensure consumer safety and understanding the performance of the product over the recommended life cycle. In this Intertek white paper, Intertek Materials and Packaging Testing Expert, Dr Gary Johnson, discusses how the application of Raman spectroscopy, in conjunction with accelerated aging studies, is well suited to exploring the interaction of a food product with the laminated polymer films of commercial heat seal bags.

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Raman Analysis of Laminated Food Packaging Film: Diffusion of an Additive

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Author: Dr Gary L. Johnson, Research Chemist, Intertek Allentown, USA

Intertek provides expert analytical services for all aspects of packaging including food packaging, ensuring you and your organization effectively comply with regulatory and safety requirements, manage risk, maintain product integrity and quality, and expedite time to market. Intertek's extensive global network of analytical laboratories and our renowned scientists and engineers provide a comprehensive suite of testing services to the chemicals, polymers and materials science industries to help clients to progress product development, resolve problems and achieve regulatory compliance.

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Dr. Gary L. Johnson, Research Chemist, Intertek Life Sciences, Allentown, USA
Gary Johnson received his B.S. in Chemistry from Wake Forest University in 1978 and his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Virginia in 1983. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Chemical Physics Institute at the University of Oregon until 1985, when he joined the Spectroscopy Group in the Corporate Analytical Sciences group at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. In 2011 the Corporate Analytical Sciences group was acquired by Intertek, where Gary continues working on problem solving with infrared and Raman spectroscopy.

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