date:Jun 13, 2019
s, the presence of pathogenic micro-organisms used in the newspaper also poses a high risk to human health. The study, conducted by FSSAI in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), Mumbai and the National Test House, Kolkata, concluded that the food samples collected from the unorganised sector, such as small eateries, tea stalls, etc., where piping hot food is served in newspapers, plastic sheets and recycled sheets, among others, were contaminated by the packaging materials