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The Joint FAO/WHO Experts Meeting in 2010 opined that data on the safety of some plastic materials are limited or non-existent and it was important to note that any of these new or existing alternative materials to PC would need to be assessed for appropriate functionality and safety.16 In fact, other than PC (polycarbonate) alternatives mentioned above, there are a wide variety of materials used in baby bottles and children’s tableware that worth further study. It should be noted that although chemicals originating from different food contact materials may migrate into foodstuffs, it is not necessarily mean that there would be a health risk. In general, inert food contact materials that have chemical migration comply with safety standards are unlikely to pose health risk to consumers. The properties, uses, major chemicals of concern of these materials are summarized in Annex I and Annex II, respectively.

"Risk Assessment Studies
Report No. 47
Safety Issues of Baby Bottles and Children’s
Tableware
January 2012
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region"

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Safety Issues of Baby Bottles and Children’s Tableware:

With the growing public interest in health, people not only concern about food safety but also the safety of tableware especially those intended for infants and young children.
Young children have higher exposure to chemical hazards because they consume more food per kilogram of body weight than adults and the food contact material area to food mass ratio is higher due to smaller containers they used.
They are also more vulnerable to the adverse effects of chemical hazard due to the immaturity of their physiological systems.
Therefore, food safety issues on baby bottles and children tableware draw public attention.
Of all materials, plastics are the most common materials used for children’s tableware because they do not break easily and are economical.
However, there are concerns over migration of chemicals in plastic tableware.
For examples, bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and plasticisers such as di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in food packaging materials have been under spotlight in recent years.
In fact, chemicals originating from different food contact materials might migrate into food at various stages of processing of the products.
For instance, the major concern on metals and ceramics is the migration of heavy metals such as lead and cadmium.
Furthermore, the migration of heavy metals in metal-ware is increased when the article comes into contact with highly acidic food.
The chemical nature of the food and the conditions of contact, particularly the time and temperature, will influence the type and amount of substances that migrate from the material into the foodstuff.
In general, migration increases with temperature, fat content and acidity of the food and contact time.
Whether a chemical would pose health risk to consumer depends on its toxicity and the amount migrated into the foodstuff.
Therefore, only inert materials, regardless of whether they are natural or synthetic, should be used for food contact.

"Risk Assessment Studies
Report No. 47
Safety Issues of Baby Bottles and Children’s
Tableware
January 2012
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region"

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