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The 13 pages that link to Food-contact materials, each with the reason it gives.

• Food labelingRelated: Packaging materials and their uses can affect required handling information and consumer interpretation.

• Food packagingNarrower topic: Food packages are regulated as food contact materials because substances can migrate into food.

• Acceptable daily intakeRelated: Substances migrating from these materials can contribute to total dietary exposure.

• Food additive regulationCompared with: Rules for packaging substances can differ from rules for ingredients intentionally added to food.

• Single-use plasticRelated: Food-safety requirements help explain reliance on disposable plastic packaging.

• Mechanical recyclingRelated: Recycled plastic used in food packaging must meet safety and contamination requirements.

• Bisphenol ARelated: Migration from food-contact materials is a prominent route of BPA exposure.

• Disposable tablewareNarrower topic: Tableware materials must limit unsafe transfer of substances into food.

• Paper bagRelated: Food bags must suit the food’s moisture, oil, and safety requirements.

• Plastic wrapNarrower topic: Wrap formulations must meet rules governing substances that may migrate into food.

• Cookware and bakewareNarrower topic: Cookware materials must withstand heat without unsafe transfer into food.

• Kitchen utensilNarrower topic: Utensils are one class of objects whose materials must not contaminate food.

• Steel and tin cansNarrower topic: Can metals and interior coatings are evaluated for safe food contact.