Phthalate and novel plasticizer concentrations in food items
High molecular weight phthalates like di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisononyl phthalate (DiNP) are commonly used as plasticizers in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials such as food
EFSA publishes draft opinion and protocol for phthalates in FCMs | Food
The draft protocol outlines how three central exposure sources within the re-evaluation of phthalate risks will be assessed, namely determining (i) the total dietary exposure to phthalates, (ii) the exposure coming specifically from FCMs, and (iii) and the overall exposure (dietary and non-dietary) from the prioritized substances across different
Method of Test for Phthalate Plasticizers in Foods (Draft)
Method of Test for Phthalate Plasticizers in Foods (Draft) 1. Scope . This method is applicable for the determination of phthalates in foods. 2. Method . After extraction, phthalates are determined by liquid chromatograph/tandem mass spectrometer (LC/MS/MS). 2.1. Equipment. 2.1.1. Liquid chromatograph/tandem mass spectrometer. 2.1.1.1.
Rapid qualitative analysis of phthalates added to food and
The method utilizes direct analysis in real time (DART) ionization coupled to a Thermo Exactive orbitrap mass spectrometer. The method is shown to be capable of detecting these compounds at levels greater than 1.0 μg/mL in all food products examined and 0.5 μg/mL in most of the samples tested.
Using GC-MS Workflow to Test for Phthalates - Food Quality & Safety
Here, we look at a novel GC-MS workflow for phthalate testing that overcomes these challenges to enable accurate determination in foods. Phthalates in the Food Industry. Phthalates are a family of man-made chemicals that are commonly used across a number of industries such as plasticizers to soften plastics such as polyvinylchloride (PVC).
- Can LC and GC be used to detect phthalates in food?
- Although LC and GC coupled to different detectors have been the techniques most widely used for the determination of phthalates in food, other ones have also been successfully applied.
- How are phthalates determined by DART-MS?
- In this work, 15 phthalates were determined by DART-MS after their extraction by DI-SPME from tea drinks and beverages containing milk. In spite of not using a separation technique, DART-MS provided very low LODs. This is the first time in which SPME-DART-MS has been applied for the analysis of phthalates.
- Which phthalate is used as plasticizer?
- PAEs with shorter alkyl chain such as dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate and dibutyl phthalate are commonly used in cosmetics and personal care products while longer branching alkyl chain such as butylbenzyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalate and di- n -octyl phthalate are widely used as plasticizers (Cirillo et al. 2013).
- Are phthalates a contaminant in food packaging?
- Table 1 Different types of food packaging materials with phthalates as possible contaminant (Muncke 2014; Jeddi et al. 2015; Bueno-Ferrer et al. 2010)
- How to determine Paes in food packaging materials?
- In the analysis of PAEs determination in food packaging materials, it is necessary to apply migration tests using food simulants and standardized migration test conditions depending on the type of food.
- How many phthalic acid esters are in fatty food?
- Ting L, Zhi T, Wu-Xing H (2012) Determination of 17 phthalic acid esters in fatty food by dispersive solid phase extraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Chin J Anal Chem 40 (3):391–396
