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[Overall migartion testing with alternative fatty food simulants]
Kazimiera Cwiek-Ludwicka1, Agnieszka Stelmach, Małgorzata Jurkiewicz
1Zakład Badania Zywności i Przedmiotów Uzytku Pańistwowy Zakład Higieny, 00-791 Warszawa, ul. Chocimska. cwludwicka@pzh.gov.pl
Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
|December 30, 2006
Summary
Plasticized PVC films exceeded migration limits for fatty foods, indicating they are unsuitable for such packaging. Alternative food simulants like ethanol and isooctane offer efficient testing, reducing workload and analysis time.
Area of Science:
- Food packaging safety and material science.
- Analytical chemistry and migration testing.
Context:
- Evaluating the safety of food packaging materials is crucial for consumer health.
- Migration of substances from packaging into food can pose health risks.
- European Standard EN 1186 provides guidelines for migration testing.
Purpose:
- To determine the overall migration from commercial food plastic packaging into alternative food simulants.
- To assess the suitability of 95% ethanol and isooctane as replacements for olive oil in migration testing.
- To identify food packaging materials that exceed regulatory migration limits.
Summary:
- Migration testing was conducted on food plastic packaging using 95% ethanol and isooctane under realistic conditions.
- Most materials showed migration below the 10 mg/dm2 limit, but plasticized PVC films significantly exceeded it.
- The study confirms that plasticized PVC films are not suitable for packaging fatty foods.
Impact:
- Identifies specific plasticized PVC films as unsafe for fatty food packaging.
- Demonstrates the efficiency and reduced workload of using ethanol and isooctane as food simulants.
- Supports the adoption of alternative simulants for routine food packaging migration analysis.
