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When migration occurs as the result of contact between a food and another material, the concentration of each migrant will normally vary from position to position within the food and will also normally change with the time that has elapsed since contact was first established.
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Chatwin, P.C. (1996). Mathematical modelling. In: Katan, L.L. (eds) Migration from Food Contact Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1225-3_3
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