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Migration of the Plasticizer Acetyltributyl Citrate From Plastic Film Into Foods During Microwave Cooking and Other Domestic Use

Migration of the Plasticizer Acetyltributyl Citrate From Plastic Film Into Foods During Microwave Cooking and Other Domestic Use

L Castle, S M Jickells, M Sharman, J W Gramshaw, J Gilbert

J Food Prot. 1988 Dec;51(12):916-919.

PMID: 30991565

Abstract:

Migration of acetyltributyl citrate (ATBC) into a diverse range of foods during domestic use of plasticized PVDC/PVC co-polymer film has been determined using a stable isotope dilution GC/MS approach. Aspects of home use reported in this study include lining and covering both containers and food during microwave cooking, covering food during microwave re-heating and use of the film for wrapping food during storage. Both indirect and intimate contact between film and fatty or aqueous-type foods for differing times and exposure temperatures were tested. The results showed migration levels ranging from 0.4 mg/kg where there was minimal contact during microwave cooking of a soup, to levels of 79.8 mg/kg for use of the film in intimate contact as a liner to a container during the microwave cooking of biscuits.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP77907	Acetyltributyl citrate		77-90-7	Price

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