ℹ️ Oligomers have been found to migrate from many different plastic food contact materials, such as polyamide, PET, polystyrene, silicones, and more.

☝️ Oligomers are molecules made up of a small number of repeating units (monomers) linked together by chemical bonds. They are larger than monomers but smaller than polymers. Oligomers are of increasing interest to scientists as their migration potential indicates that they contribute to human exposure. Still, not much is known about how they might affect human health.

🔎 The recently updated FCCmigex database lets you browse scientific evidence of chemicals that have been found in or shown to migrate from food contact materials into food or food simulants – all for free in an easy-to-use dashboard.