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Occurrence of 3-MCPD and glycidyl esters in edible oils in the United States
Shaun MacMahon1, Timothy H Begley, Gregory W Diachenko
1a US Food and Drug Administration , Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park , MD , USA.
Abstract:
Fatty acid esters of 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) and glycidol are processing contaminants found in a wide range of edible oils. While both 3 MCPD and glycidol have toxicological properties that at present has concerns for food safety, the published occurrence data are limited. Occurrence information is presented for the concentrations of 3-MCPD and glycidyl esters in 116 retail and/or industrial edible oils and fats using LC-MS/MS analysis of intact esters. The concentrations for bound 3-MCPD ranged from below the limit of quantitation (

