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Determination of Phthalate Diesters in Foods

Determination of Phthalate Diesters in Foods

Emma L Bradley, Richard A Burden, Irene Leon, David N Mortimer, Dennis R Speck, Laurence Castle

Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2013;30(4):722-34.

PMID: 23614781

Abstract:

Methodology for the determination of 15 phthalate diesters (dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, diisopropyl phthalate, diallyl phthalate, diisobutyl phthalate, di-n-butyl phthalate, di-n-pentyl phthalate, di-n-hexyl phthalate, benzyl butyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, and di-n-decyl phthalate) is described. The method was validated in-house and its broad applicability demonstrated by the analysis of high-fat, high-carbohydrate and high-protein foodstuffs as well as combinations of all three major food constituents. Following on from the analysis of the 20 UK Total Diet Study samples, 261 foodstuffs were purchased and tested for their phthalate levels. Phthalate diesters were confirmed to be present in 77 samples. Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate was the most frequently detected (66 samples), although the highest levels found were for the isomeric mixture diisononyl phthalate. Additional studies confirmed that, for some foodstuffs, packaging materials did contribute to the phthalate diester concentration in the foodstuff and one example is presented.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP605458	Diisopropyl phthalate		605-45-8	Price

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