Assessment of phthalate migration in polyethylene food contact
A study on the migration of plasticizers from PVC films into food by (Mercer, Citation 1990) reported that the levels of phthalates found in retail foods wrapped in phthalate-plasticized films contained 0.1ppm—14.1ppm DBP and 0.06ppm—2.4ppm DEHP.
Food packaging’s materials: A food safety perspective
Phthalates once used as plasticizers in polymeric packaging films are characterized by low molecular weight, thus facilitating the package-to-food migration. Numerous studies have reported plasticizers as potential migrants that could transfer to foods from the packaging (Pedersen et al., 2008). 1.7.2. Thermal stabilizers
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Migration from plasticized films into foods. 3. Migration of phthalate
A UK survey of plasticizer levels in retail foods (73 samples) wrapped in plasticized films or materials with plasticized coatings has been carried out. A wide range of different food-types packaged in vinylidene chloride copolymers (PVDC), nitrocellulose-coated regenerated cellulose film (RCF) and cellulose acetate were purchased from retail and 'take-away' outlets.
Plasticizer Migration: Ensuring Safety in Food Packaging
Plasticizer Migration: Ensuring Safety in Food Packaging New plasticizer technologies allow formulators to achieve performance requirements while meeting best practices for food safety and migration By William Arendt, Marianne M. Conner, Emily McBride
- Do plasticizers migrate into acidic foodstuffs?
- Thus, it has been demonstrated that a contact for prolonged time up to 40 °C did not promote the migration of plasticizers into acidic foodstuffs, but the migration of plasticizers to fatty foods can be high (75%–90% loss of plasticizers) and limit the use of PVC films as fatty food packaging. 1. Introduction
- Do plasticizers migrate into food simulants?
- In addition, commercial films have been evaluated as to plasticizers concentration and specific migration into food simulants. It was found that 25% of the samples comply with the specific migration limits for fatty foods contact while 50% might be used for contact with fatty foods with FRF 2–5.
- How do plasticizers migrate into food?
- The migration of plasticizers into food depends on various factors: diffusion constant of the migrating substance, the solubility in the given food, prevailing temperature, contact time, concentration gradient and the surface-to-volume ratio.
- Can inglobated plasticisers migrate from contact-approved PVC materials to food?
- In relation to food contact-approved PVC materials, inglobated plasticisers can gradually migrate from the plasticised object to foods depending on the influence of factors such as the temperature or the physical medium (solvent, food). The Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 provides specific migration limits for different plasticisers.
- Why does plasticizing agent migrate from food contact PVC to packaged food?
- For this reason, the plasticizing agent can gradually migrate from food contact PVC surfaces into packaged foods in connection with concurring factors such as storage temperatures and/or the chemical and physical nature of the medium (solvent, food).
- Can monomers in plastic packaging trigger migration?
- Monomers in plastic packaging can trigger migration. Migration is the process of transferring a substance from the food packaging material to the food product. This migration affects the aroma, smell and taste of the product and has an impact on human health (Sarinah Basri et al., 2021).
