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EU Food Contact Regulation: Migration Testing, Declaration of Compliance & Liability Issues

When? June 13th, 2013

Boost your efficiency when preparing for food contact approval by joining our next very popular & highly rated online course.

This course will help you understand:

How you can cut down number of migration tests to perform (flexibility in data generation, minimum cost)

How you can prepare & review efficiently Declaration of Compliance

How responsibilities are shared among the value chain

Rated by your peers at QENOS, DSM, Eastman, Kraton Polymers... 269 Reviews

"Excellent! Clear explanation of approches to migration compliance - specifically in relation to alternatives to testing" Fiona D. Milliken Europe BVBA

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The Styrene Butadiene Copolymer Platform for Adhesive Formulation and Development

This article will focus on primarily the base polymer, its molecular configuration, and the various types of base polymers that are available to the adhesive formulator. A short history of the development of styrene butadiene copolymers will also be provided. Styrene butadiene copolymers (SBCs)...

by Edward M Petrie

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Base polymer - May 9, 2013
posted by Steven Tran, R&D - Henkel Electronic Materials, LLC
"Excellent article about SBC and SEBS base polymer."

Webinar - Styrene Maleic Anhydride polymers for Adhesive and Coatings

Polar & non-polar moieties on styrene maleic anhydride copolymer molecule allow limitless chemical modifications that can vary its solubility, Tg & hydrophobicity, making it a versatile building block to achieve required properties in end formulation click here

Starch-based Adhesives

This article will review the raw materials that go into starch adhesives, the methods of adhesive manufacture, and the additives that are commonly used in formulations for improvement of specific properties. The common applications and formulations of starch adhesives will be identified. Finally...

by Edward M Petrie

Thermosetting Acrylic Structural Adhesives

This article will attempt to characterize thermosetting acrylic adhesives as an important structural adhesive class. It will define their formulation parameters, their performance and processing characteristics, and their expanding opportunities in ...

by Edward M Petrie

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