Food Additives and Contaminants

22, No.10, Oct.2005, p.1023-31

PERFLUOROCHEMICALS: POTENTIAL SOURCES OF AND MIGRATION FROM FOOD PACKAGING

Begley T H; White K; Honigfort P; Twaroski M L; Neches R; Walker R A

US,Food & Drug Administration; Maryland,University

Potential sources of the biopersistent perfluorochemicals, perfl uorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) found at trace levels in human serum were investigated. The migration of PFOS from oil/moisture-resistant paper coatings based on perfluorochemicals, and of PFOA from poly(tetrafluoroethylene) non-stick coatings used in cookware was studied using LC-MS analysis of food simulants and the results are discussed. 23 refs.

USA

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