Highlights

• Production, composition and use: Manufacturing process of lubricants, microcrystalline waxes, paraffins and medicinal white oils, why certain substances are used, how these are regulated and where they are used in food contact materials
• Sources: Input sources and stage-by-stage controls
• Toxicology: Toxicity of MOSH under review in the EFSA mineral oil project with a special focus on tissue examinations
• The regulatory framework in Europe: Proposal for a Mineral Oil Regulation
• Analytical methodology: Pros and cons of the numerous methods of determining mineral oil content and the classification of mineral oil, resp. hydrocarbons, into various subcategories

Who do you meet?

Professionals working in the field of analysis, quality assurance & control, product safety, regulatory affairs & support, toxicology and R&D.

Sectors:

• Food and drink industry and food trade
• Packaging industry
• Food inspection offices
• Laboratories
• Research institutes
• Authorities
• Professional associations