Migration analysis and health impact assessment of phthalates in takeaway food packaging materials
Minhao Wang
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorYifei Liu
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorGuiyu Liang
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorHongran Ding
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorXiao Zhou
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorSujie Qin
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
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Peng Zhao
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
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Peng Zhao, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Lei Han, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Lei Han
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
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Peng Zhao, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Lei Han, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Search for more papers by this authorMinhao Wang
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorYifei Liu
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorGuiyu Liang
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorHongran Ding
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorXiao Zhou
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Search for more papers by this authorSujie Qin
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
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Peng Zhao
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Correspondence
Peng Zhao, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Email: [email protected]
Lei Han, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Email: [email protected]
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Lei Han
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Correspondence
Peng Zhao, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Email: [email protected]
Lei Han, Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Abstract
Plasticizers are commonly utilized as packaging additives in the food service industry. The takeaway food sector provides convenience to consumers, but also raises the risk of human exposure to plasticizers. The goal of this study is to determine the amount of phthalates in takeaway food packaging and compare the migration amounts under various situations. A comprehensive health impact assessment of phthalates was conducted to provide the evaluation of human's daily exposure to phthalates. The results revealed that five phthalates (di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), dimethyl phthalate (DMP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP)) could be detected in n-hexane extract of plastic food packaging materials at room temperature. High amount of phthalates was correlated with high temperature or in an oily food simulant solvent. Phthalate contents in dietary exposure did not surpass the concentration that could represent a risk to human health, based on the dietary exposure evaluation.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Open Research
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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