Polypropylene (PP)?

Food Toxicology 2(2+0)
Lesson 27 : Food packaging material – potential contaminants from food packaging material

Polypropylene (PP)?

Polypropylene (PP) is known for its high melting point, which makes it ideal for holding hot liquids that cool in the bottles (for example, ketchup and syrup). It can be manufactured to be flexible or rigid. PP is used to make containers for yogurt, margarine, takeout meals, and deli foods. It is also use for medicine bottles, bottle caps, and some household items. It is identified as number 5.

HDPE is a raw material that is the basis for the manufacturing of everything plastic; for instance, it is used in products and packaging such as plastic bags, thrash cans, furniture, milk jugs, detergent bottles, margarine tubs, garbage containers, water pipes,.. It is also applied to products such as housewares, food containers and tubs, pallets and crates. Blow molding or extruded molding grades can be applied for liquid food containers, fuel tanks and larger volume drums). It is basically the basis for every single product we all use every day.

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twin wall corrugated polypropylene sheet
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pp twin wall sheet
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semi-rigid plastic packaging with in mould labeling
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