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Printing ink compounds in foods: UK survey results.
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Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance [Food Addit Contam Part B Surveill] 2013; Vol. 6 (2), pp. 73-83. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Oct 02. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Three hundred and fifty foodstuffs packaged in printed paper/board were purchased from UK retail outlets. Solvent extracts of all foods and associated quality assurance samples were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to determine the presence and concentrations of 20 printing ink compounds: benzophenone, 4-methylbenzophenone, 2-methylbenzophenone, 3-methylbenzophenone, 4-hydroxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxybenzophenone, 4-phenylbenzophenone, methyl-2-benzoylbenzoate, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, 2-isopropylthioxanthone, 4-isopropylthioxanthone, 2,4-diethyl-9H-thioxanthen-9-one, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 2-methyl-4'-(methylthio)-2-morpholinopropiophenone, 4-(4-methylphenylthio)benzophenone, ethyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate, 2-ethylhexyl-4-(dimethylamino)benzoate, N-ethyl-p-toluene-sulphonamide, triphenyl phosphate and di-(2-ethylhexyl) fumarate. The presence of one or more of the compounds benzophenone, 4-phenylbenzophenone, methyl-2-benzoylbenzoate, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 4-(4-methylphenylthio)benzophenone, ethyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate, 2-ethylhexyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate and triphenyl phosphate was confirmed in some food samples. Analysis of the associated packaging material was also carried out to confirm whether or not it was likely that the occurrence of these compounds in the foods was due to migration from the printed paper/board packaging. With the exception of triphenyl phosphate, detected in one foodstuff, all the packaging material contained the substance(s) found in the food.
- Subjects :
- Absorption, Physicochemical
Beverages analysis
Beverages economics
Condiments analysis
Condiments economics
Edible Grain chemistry
Edible Grain economics
Fast Foods economics
Food Packaging
Frozen Foods economics
Fruit chemistry
Fruit economics
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Organophosphates analysis
Organophosphates chemistry
Paper
Photosensitizing Agents chemistry
Plasticizers chemistry
Solubility
United Kingdom
para-Aminobenzoates analysis
para-Aminobenzoates chemistry
Fast Foods analysis
Food Contamination
Food Inspection methods
Frozen Foods analysis
Ink
Photosensitizing Agents analysis
Plasticizers analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1939-3229
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24779870
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2012.725774