Christian Kirchnawy

OFI - Austrian Research Institute, Austria

Title: Identification of Risk Factors for the safety of recycled plastic in contact-sensitive packaging, and strategies to avoid critical DNA-reactive contaminants in recycled plastic

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Biography

Christian Kirchnawy studied food and biotechnology in Vienna. Since his diploma thesis in 2010 he is working on the safety assessment of food packaging by a combination of in-vitro bioassays and chemical analysis. For his PhD thesis in technical chemistry he developed test methods for the detection of endocrine active substances. Since 2011 he is working as a team leader at OFI. The main focus of his work, is on the safety assessment of food contact materials and medical devices.

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