Migration of bisphenol A into water from polycarbonate baby bottles during microwave heating
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A comprehensive migration database was established for bisphenol A from polycarbonate baby bottles into water during exposure to microwave heating. Eighteen different brands of polycarbonate baby bottles sold in Europe were collected. Initial residual content of bisphenol A and migration after microwave heating were determined. Residual content of bisphenol A in the polycarbonate baby bottles ranged from 1.4 to 35.3 mg kg-1. Migration of bisphenol A was determined by placing a polycarbonate bottle filled with water in a microwave oven and heating to 100°C; the level of bisphenol A in the water was analysed by GC-MS. The procedure of microwave heating and analysis was repeated twice for the same bottle and, thus, three migration extracts were prepared for each test specimen. Migration of bisphenol A into water ranged from <0.1 to 0.7 μg l-1. There was no correlation between the amount of residual content of bisphenol A in the bottles and the migration of bisphenol A into water. Furthermore, there was no correlation between the amounts of bisphenol A in consecutive migration extracts. Data show that during three microwave-heating cycles of a baby bottle made from polycarbonate, microwave radiation had no effect on the migration of bisphenol A into water from polycarbonate. All levels found were well below the specific migration limit of 0.6 mg kg-1 specified for bisphenol A in Commission Directive 2004/19/EC.
Topics
Analytical researchBisphenol A (BPA)MicrowaveMigrationPolycarbonate baby bottlesResidual content4,4' isopropylidenediphenolpolycarbonatewaterarticlechemical analysischemical compositionEuropefood safetyheat transfermicrowave irradiationplastic bottlepriority journalradiation exposurerepeat procedureresidue analysistemperatureBottle FeedingCooking and Eating UtensilsEuropeFood ContaminationFood PackagingGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansInfantInfant FormulaInfant, NewbornMicrowavesPhenolsPolycarboxylate CementSterilization
TNO Identifier
240905
ISSN
0265-203X
Source
Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment, 25(7), pp. 904-910.
Pages
904-910
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