Phthalates in Food Packaging and Food Contact Applications
The FDA revoked authorizations for the food contact use of 23 phthalates and two other substances used as plasticizers, adhesives, defoaming agents, lubricants, resins, and slimicides.
Plasticizers and bisphenol A in Adyar and Cooum riverine
Plasticizers like phthalic acid esters (PAEs) range between 10 and 60% by weight predominantly in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials (Hahladakis et al. 2018). In 2015, the global use of plasticizers was 8.4 million tons (MT), and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) represented 37% of the global plasticizer market. Additives like bisphenol A (BPA
Plasticizers and bisphenol A: Emerging organic pollutants along the
Plastic additives which are also potential emerging organic pollutants (EOPs) such as plasticizers and additives (bisphenol A (BPA) are used separately or together in products such as textiles, food containers, detergents, personal care products, insecticides, paints and above all in various types of polymers (Schmidt et al., 2025).
Plasticizers and bisphenol A: Emerging organic pollutants
Given the extensive use of plasticizers and additive in plastic products, we have investigated seven plasticizers and bisphenol A (BPA) in the surface and storm-water of HR up to the tip of the Bay of Bengal. Further using a previously published sediment data we have estimated the fluxes for the aforementioned EOPs.
Plasticizers and bisphenol A, in packaged foods sold in the
Bisphenols compounds like bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol F (BPF), and bisphenol S (BPS); and phthalates like diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate...
- Who is IPS-Israel polymers Services Ltd?
- IPS-Israel Polymers Services LTD (“IPS”) is a private owned company, established in 1994 by partners with polymers trading experience since 1985. IPS is trading, marketing and distributing plastic raw materials worldwide. IPS is an Israeli based company, active in sale and distribution in Israel and in the international plastic trading arena.
- Are plasticizers a source of BPA in Hooghly River?
- Geo-mean concentrations of plasticizers were had 2–5 fold higher in riverine region than estuarine region. Plastic debris in tourist spots is a possible source of BPA in Hooghly River. Industrial sludge was identified as a point source for DEHP in Howrah district. Sediment can act as a sink for DEHP and secondary source for BPA, DEP and DnBP.
- Does salinity affect the concentration of plasticizers in the Bay of Bengal?
- Wetland: Although the concentration of total plasticizers decreased towards the Bay of Bengal, the percentage contribution of DEP and DnBP increased slightly which could be due to the influence of increasing salinity as observed elsewhere ( Paluselli et al., 2018 ).
- Are plasticizers and BPA a problem in estuarine waters?
- Similar to HRE, elevated levels of both plasticizers and BPA in estuarine waters when compared with other coastal waters have been associated with extensive shipping traffic at port/harbor sites in Cantrabrian Sea, Spain ( Sánchez-Avila et al., 2013 ).
