Comparative analysis of quality and safety of disposable tableware made of polymeric materials

This article presents a comparative analysis of the quality and safety of disposable tableware made of polymeric materials (PP) in 2012 and then in 2021. The historical aspect of the formation of food contact disposable tableware production and distribution of its universal application is considered. Proceeding from the nature and conditions of obtaining polymeric materials for the production of disposable tableware the facts of its unsafe use are given. It is shown that more advanced methods of modern SRF production allowed to create more safe plastic products. To confirm the quality and safety of OPP samples from various Russian producers the analysis of organoleptic, hygienic and sanitary-chemical parameters has been carried out with an interval of 9 years. The results confirmed both the quality and safety, as well as the great importance of WPC for the modern man.