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Determining the trace-level photoinitiators in juices and milk from various types of packages in Taiwan by a micro-QuEChERS-based UPLC-MS/MS. Food Chem 2022; 388:132929. [PMID: 35447581 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The distribution of 16 photoinitiators (PIs)-benzophenone (BP) and its five derivatives, 4-methylbenzophenone (4-MBP), methyl-2-benzoylbenzoate (M2BB), 2-ethylhexyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate (EHDAB), and the other 7 PIs-in packaged juice and milk was assessed using an UPLC-MS/MS with micro-QuEChERS. The validated method demonstrated robust linearity (≥0.9908), LOQs (juice: 0.006-7.26 ng/mL; milk: 0.004-7.14 ng/mL), intra- and inter-day accuracy (93.1%-110.1% for juice and 66.8%-114.6% for milk with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of ≤16.8%), and matrix effect with RSDs of ≤14.8%. BP exceeded the LOQ in 100% of 136 packaged juice (14.22 ± 7.60 ng/mL) and 51 milk (8.45 ± 3.25 ng/mL) samples, and the quantitation rates for M2BB and EHDAB in packaged juice were 100%. Notably, the 4-MBP in both juice and milk was significantly related to the packaging material. The method has been successfully applied to evaluate the occurrence and distribution of PIs in packaged juice and milk.
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Muncke J, Andersson AM, Backhaus T, Boucher JM, Carney Almroth B, Castillo Castillo A, Chevrier J, Demeneix BA, Emmanuel JA, Fini JB, Gee D, Geueke B, Groh K, Heindel JJ, Houlihan J, Kassotis CD, Kwiatkowski CF, Lefferts LY, Maffini MV, Martin OV, Myers JP, Nadal A, Nerin C, Pelch KE, Fernández SR, Sargis RM, Soto AM, Trasande L, Vandenberg LN, Wagner M, Wu C, Zoeller RT, Scheringer M. Impacts of food contact chemicals on human health: a consensus statement. Environ Health 2020; 19:25. [PMID: 32122363 PMCID: PMC7053054 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-0572-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Food packaging is of high societal value because it conserves and protects food, makes food transportable and conveys information to consumers. It is also relevant for marketing, which is of economic significance. Other types of food contact articles, such as storage containers, processing equipment and filling lines, are also important for food production and food supply. Food contact articles are made up of one or multiple different food contact materials and consist of food contact chemicals. However, food contact chemicals transfer from all types of food contact materials and articles into food and, consequently, are taken up by humans. Here we highlight topics of concern based on scientific findings showing that food contact materials and articles are a relevant exposure pathway for known hazardous substances as well as for a plethora of toxicologically uncharacterized chemicals, both intentionally and non-intentionally added. We describe areas of certainty, like the fact that chemicals migrate from food contact articles into food, and uncertainty, for example unidentified chemicals migrating into food. Current safety assessment of food contact chemicals is ineffective at protecting human health. In addition, society is striving for waste reduction with a focus on food packaging. As a result, solutions are being developed toward reuse, recycling or alternative (non-plastic) materials. However, the critical aspect of chemical safety is often ignored. Developing solutions for improving the safety of food contact chemicals and for tackling the circular economy must include current scientific knowledge. This cannot be done in isolation but must include all relevant experts and stakeholders. Therefore, we provide an overview of areas of concern and related activities that will improve the safety of food contact articles and support a circular economy. Our aim is to initiate a broader discussion involving scientists with relevant expertise but not currently working on food contact materials, and decision makers and influencers addressing single-use food packaging due to environmental concerns. Ultimately, we aim to support science-based decision making in the interest of improving public health. Notably, reducing exposure to hazardous food contact chemicals contributes to the prevention of associated chronic diseases in the human population.
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- Jane Muncke
- Food Packaging Forum Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department Adaptation du Vivant, Unité mixte de recherche 7221, CNRS (French National Research Center) and Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Institute of Environmental & Marine Sciences, Silliman University, Dumaguete, Philippines
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- Department Adaptation du Vivant, Unité mixte de recherche 7221, CNRS (French National Research Center) and Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Institute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
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- Food Packaging Forum Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Food Packaging Forum Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies, Commonweal, Bolinas, CA, USA
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- Healthy Babies Bright Futures, Charlottesville, V.A., USA
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- Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC, USA
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- Institute for the Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK
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- Environmental Health Sciences, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie, Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- IDiBE and CIBERDEM, Universitas Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- RECETOX, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Nguyen PM, Julien JM, Breysse C, Lyathaud C, Thébault J, Vitrac O. Project SafeFoodPack Design: case study on indirect migration from paper and boards. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2017; 34:1703-1720. [PMID: 28374636 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2017.1315777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Migration due to indirect contact with packaging caused several major sanitary crises, including the spread contamination of dry food by mineral oils and printing ink constituents from cardboard. The issues are still not fully resolved because the mechanisms have been insufficiently described and the relationship between design, contamination level, type of contaminant, and conditions of storage (time and temperature) are poorly understood. This study proposes a forensic analysis of these phenomena when food is separated from cardboard by a plastic layer. Practical relationships and advanced simulation scenarios were devised and validated against the long-term migration between 20 and 60°C of 15 substances. They were chosen to be representative of the main contaminants of cardboard: aliphatic and aromatic mineral oils, photo-initiators and plasticisers. Data were summarised as iso-contamination curves and iso-contamination times up to 2 years. Simple rules are illustrated to extrapolate the results to arbitrary conditions in order to identify critical substances and to estimate the plastic film's thickness to keep the contamination within acceptable limits. Recommendations for the risk management of contamination routes without contact are finally drafted.
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- Phuong-Mai Nguyen
- a INRA , UMR 1145 Food Processing Engineering, Group Interaction between Material and Media in Contact , Massy , France
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- b Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE) , Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of Materials Division , Trappes Cedex France
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- b Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE) , Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of Materials Division , Trappes Cedex France
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- a INRA , UMR 1145 Food Processing Engineering, Group Interaction between Material and Media in Contact , Massy , France
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Cocci P, Mozzicafreddo M, Angeletti M, Mosconi G, Palermo FA. In silico prediction and in vivo analysis of antiestrogenic potential of 2-isopropylthioxanthone (2-ITX) in juvenile goldfish (Carassius auratus). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 133:202-210. [PMID: 27454205 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Previous studies have shown both anti-estrogenic and anti-androgenic activities of 2-isopropylthioxanthone (2-ITX), a well known food contaminant, in in vitro assays. However, no data are available on the anti-estrogenic potentials and risks of 2-ITX in aquatic organisms. This work evaluated the potential endocrine disrupting effects of 2-ITX at the level of estrogen receptor (ER) signaling cascade using juvenile goldfish (Carassius auratus) as model. Firstly, we investigated the ligand binding efficiency of 2-ITX to the ligand binding domains (LBD) of goldfish ER subtypes using a molecular docking approach. Secondly, we assessed the effects of 2-ITX on E2-induced hepatic expression of ERα1, ERβ1, ERβ2, and vitellogenin (VTG) in vivo. Crosstalk between ER-VTG and aryl hydrocarbon receptor 2 (AhR2)-cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A) was also investigated. Fish were injected with increasing doses of 2-ITX ranging from 2 to 10µg/g BW, and results were compared to the effect of tamoxifen, a well-known ER modulator. We observed that compared to ERβ, the interaction potentials of 2-ITX to goldfish ERα1 LBD was more stable in the inactive receptor conformation. The in silico docking simulation analysis also revealed that 2-ITX acted as agonist for the goldfish AhR2 LBDs suggesting the ability of this compound to activate the cross-talk between the ERα- and AhR-signaling pathways. In vivo experiments confirm in silico simulation predictions demonstrating that 2-ITX reduced the estrogenicity of E2 at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, indicating a clear anti-estrogenic effect. Co-exposure of E2 and 2-ITX also resulted in a significant decrease of CYP1A gene expression with respect to 2-ITX alone. Results from these studies collectively revealed that the antiestrogenic property of 2-ITX can be ascribed to a combination of effects on multiple signaling pathways suggesting the potential for this environmental contaminant to affect the hormonal control of reproductive processes in fish.
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- Paolo Cocci
- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III Da Varano, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy.
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III Da Varano, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III Da Varano, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III Da Varano, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III Da Varano, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy
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Ferreira AF, Ponte F, Silva R, Rocha-Pereira C, Sousa E, Pinto M, Bastos MDL, Remião F. Quantification of 1-(propan-2-ylamino)-4-propoxy-9H-thioxanthen-9-one (TX5), a newly synthetized P-glycoprotein inducer/activator, in biological samples: method development and validation. Biomed Chromatogr 2016; 31. [PMID: 27465355 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A simple, rapid and economical method was developed and validated for the analysis and quantification of 1-(propan-2-ylamino)-4-propoxy-9H-thioxanthen-9-one (TX5), a P-glycoprotein inducer/activator, in biological samples, using reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A C18 column and a mobile phase composed of methanol-water (90/10, v/v) with 1% (v/v) triethylamine, at a flow rate of 1 mL/min, were used for chromatographic separation. TX5 standards (0.5-150 μm) were prepared in human serum. Methanol was used for TX5 extraction and serum protein precipitation. After filtration, samples were injected into the HPLC apparatus and TX5 was quantified by a conventional UV detector at 255 nm. The TX5 retention time was 13 min in this isocratic system. The method was validated according to ICH guidelines for specificity/selectivity, linearity, accuracy, precision, limits of detection and quantification (LOD and LOQ) and recovery. The method was proved to be selective, as there were no interferences of endogenous compounds with the same retention time of TX5. Also, the developed method was linear (r2 ≥ 0.99) for TX5 concentrations between 0.5 and 150 μm and the LOD and LOQ were 0.08 and 0.23 μm, respectively. The results indicated that the reported method could meet the requirements for TX5 analysis in the trace amounts expected to be present in biological samples.
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- Ana Filipa Ferreira
- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR, Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR, Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Laboratório de Toxicologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Liu P, Zhao C, Zhang Y, Chen Y. Simultaneous Determination of 10 Photoinitiators in Milk by Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled with Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. J Food Sci 2016; 81:T1336-41. [PMID: 27010861 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Photoinitiators (PIs) are widely used in food packaging materials, can migrate easily from packaging materials to food, and cause food contamination. It is essential to establish a method of determining PIs residues in food. A new method for simultaneously determining 10 kinds of PIs in milk has been established by using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) combined with a simple method of protein precipitation as the pretreatment approach and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry as the detecting technique. The limits of detection for 10 PIs in different milks were between 0.05 and 1.4 μg/L (skimmed milk), between 0.07 and 2.2 μg/L (semi-skimmed milk), between 0.11 and 4.4 μg/L (whole milk), respectively. The recoveries were from 71.5% to 133.5%, and the relative standard deviations were less than 15%. Twelve kinds of packed milk with different brands and fat contents were determined using this method.
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- Pengyan Liu
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei Univ, Baoding, 071000, China.,Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Baoding, 071000, China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei Univ, Baoding, 071000, China.,Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Baoding, 071000, China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei Univ, Baoding, 071000, China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei Univ, Baoding, 071000, China
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Lago MA, Ackerman LK. Identification of print-related contaminants in food packaging. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2016; 33:518-29. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2015.1136435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lago MA, Rodríguez-Bernaldo de Quirós A, Sendón R, Bustos J, Nieto MT, Paseiro P. Photoinitiators: a food safety review. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2015; 32:779-98. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2015.1014866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction Combined With Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography for the Determination of Some Photoinitiators in Fruit Juice. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-014-9971-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Lago MA, Rodríguez-Bernaldo de Quirós A, Sendón R, Bustos J, Santillana MI, Paseiro P. Simultaneous chromatographic analysis of photoinitiators and amine synergists in food contact materials. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 406:4251-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7792-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Van Den Houwe K, van de Velde S, Evrard C, Van Hoeck E, Van Loco J, Bolle F. Evaluation of the migration of 15 photo-initiators from cardboard packaging into Tenax®using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2014; 31:767-75. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2014.886340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Gallart-Ayala H, Núñez O, Lucci P. Recent advances in LC-MS analysis of food-packaging contaminants. Trends Analyt Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2012.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Reitsma M, Bovee TFH, Peijnenburg AACM, Hendriksen PJM, Hoogenboom RLAP, Rijk JCW. Endocrine-disrupting effects of thioxanthone photoinitiators. Toxicol Sci 2012. [PMID: 23208609 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfs332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Photoinitiators used in food packaging ink, such as 2-isopropylthioxanthone (2-ITX), have been shown to migrate into food and beverages. Recently, several studies indicated that 2-ITX might be an endocrine-disrupting chemical. In this work, the effects of 2-ITX, 4-isopropylthioxanthone (4-ITX), 2,4-diethylthio xanthone (2,4-diethyl-TX), 2-chlorothioxanthone (2-chloro-TX), and 1-chloro-4-propoxythioxanthone (1-chloro-4-propoxy-TX) on steroidogenesis and androgen and estrogen receptor-mediated transcription activation have been studied using human H295R adrenocarcinoma cells and yeast hormone bioassays, respectively. None of the compounds showed androgenic or estrogenic activities, but clear antiandrogenic and antiestrogenic activities were observed for 2-ITX, 4-ITX, and 2,4-diethyl-TX, whereas 2-chloro-TX showed only antiandrogenic activity. In an adapted version of the H295R steroidogenesis assay, using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of H295R media, all five compounds increased levels of 17ß-estradiol and estrone. H295R cells incubated with 2-ITX also showed significantly reduced androgen and increased pregnenolone and progesterone levels. Expression of particular steroidogenic genes, including the one encoding for aromatase (CYP19A1), was significantly upregulated after incubation of H295R cells with 2-ITX, 4-ITX, and 2,4-diethyl-TX. In line with the increased CYP19A1 mRNA expression, 2-ITX increased catalytic activity of aromatase in H295R cells as measured by cognate aromatase assays. The results indicate that thioxanthone derivatives can act as potential endocrine disruptors both at the level of nuclear receptor signaling and steroid hormone production.
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- Marit Reitsma
- RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Gallart-Ayala H, Nuñez O, Moyano E, Galceran MT, Martins CPB. Preventing false negatives with high-resolution mass spectrometry: the benzophenone case. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2011; 25:3161-3166. [PMID: 21953972 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.5200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Benzophenone (BP) is one of the many contaminants reported as present in foodstuffs due to its migration from food packaging materials. Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) is acknowledged in the literature as the method of choice for this analysis. However, cases have been reported where the use of this methodology was insufficient to unambiguously confirm the presence of a contaminant. In previous work performed by the authors, the unequivocal identification of BP in packaged foods was not possible even when monitoring two m/z transitions (precursor ion - product ion), since ion ratio errors higher than 20% were obtained. In order to overcome this analytical problem a fast, sensitive and selective liquid chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC/HRMS) methodology has been developed and applied to the analysis of BP in packaged foods. A direct comparison between LC/HRMS and LC/MS/MS data indicated better selectivity when working with LC/HRMS at a resolving power of 50,000 FWHM (full width at half maximum) than when monitoring two m/z transitions by LC/MS/MS. The resolving power used enabled the detection and identification of Harman as the compound impeding the confirmation of BP by LC-MS/MS. Similar quantitative results were obtained by an Orbitrap mass analyser (Exactive™) and a triple quadrupole mass analyser (TSQ Quantum Ultra AM™).
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- H Gallart-Ayala
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Ranganathan D, Zamponi S, Conti P, Sagratini G, Berrettoni M, Giorgetti M. Voltammetric Determination of ITX in Hydro-Alcoholic Solutions and Wine. ANAL LETT 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2010.551692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Gallart-Ayala H, Núñez O, Moyano E, Galceran MT. Analysis of UV ink photoinitiators in packaged food by fast liquid chromatography at sub-ambient temperature coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:459-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2010] [Revised: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 11/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gillet G, Vitrac O, Desobry S. A fast method to assess the composition of a polyolefin: An application to compliance testing of food contact materials. J Appl Polym Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/app.32950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gillet G, Vitrac O, Desobry S. Prediction of Partition Coefficients of Plastic Additives between Packaging Materials and Food Simulants. Ind Eng Chem Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1021/ie9010595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Guillaume Gillet
- Laboratoire National de métrologie et d’Essais, Centre Energie, Matériaux et Emballage, 29 avenue Roger Hennequin, 78197 Trappes CEDEX, France, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Joint Research Unit 1145 “Food Process Engineering” between INRA, Agroparistech and CNAM, 1 avenue des Olympiades, 91300 Massy, France, and Nancy Université, LSGA-ENSAIA-INPL, 2 avenue de la forêt de Haye, BP 172, 54505 Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire National de métrologie et d’Essais, Centre Energie, Matériaux et Emballage, 29 avenue Roger Hennequin, 78197 Trappes CEDEX, France, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Joint Research Unit 1145 “Food Process Engineering” between INRA, Agroparistech and CNAM, 1 avenue des Olympiades, 91300 Massy, France, and Nancy Université, LSGA-ENSAIA-INPL, 2 avenue de la forêt de Haye, BP 172, 54505 Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire National de métrologie et d’Essais, Centre Energie, Matériaux et Emballage, 29 avenue Roger Hennequin, 78197 Trappes CEDEX, France, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Joint Research Unit 1145 “Food Process Engineering” between INRA, Agroparistech and CNAM, 1 avenue des Olympiades, 91300 Massy, France, and Nancy Université, LSGA-ENSAIA-INPL, 2 avenue de la forêt de Haye, BP 172, 54505 Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France
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Gillet G, Vitrac O, Tissier D, Saillard P, Desobry S. Development of decision tools to assess migration from plastic materials in contact with food. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2010; 26:1556-73. [PMID: 19938329 DOI: 10.1080/19440040903271355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Testing the specific migration limits of all substances intentionally added to polymer material according to European Union (EU) regulation is a time-consuming and expensive task. Although mathematical modeling offers an interesting alternative, it can significantly overestimate the migration in situations which are strongly conservative due to significant uncertainty in transport properties. In addition, its application is of little use for end-users or enforcement laboratories, which do not have access to the formulation. This paper revises the paradigm of migration modeling by combining modeling with deformulation experiments and iterative modeling in the framework of decision theory. The complete approach is illustrated for polyolefins in contact with 50% ethanol for eight typical migrants, including hindered phenolic antioxidants and low molecular weight surrogates. Results from a French ACTIA project on the identification of formulation fingerprints and on the prediction of partition coefficients with alcoholic and aqueous stimulants is described. When the true migration was close but still lower than the limit of concern, the proposed compact decision tree, including up to four sources of uncertainty, showed that the chance of demonstrating compliance was about 3 : 4 in the presence of one source of uncertainty, whereas it fell below 2 : 4 and 1 : 4 with two and three sources of uncertainty, respectively. The recommendations for further food packaging safety surveys and future developments are discussed.
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- G Gillet
- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Emballage, Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais, 78197, Trappes Cedex, France
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Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry in food safety. J Chromatogr A 2010; 1217:4018-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Revised: 02/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Determination of low-level ink photoinitiator residues in packaged milk by solid-phase extraction and LC-ESI/MS/MS using triple-quadrupole mass analyzer. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 395:2359-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-3115-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2009] [Revised: 08/22/2009] [Accepted: 08/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Allegrone G, Tamaro I, Spinardi S, Grosa G. Development and validation of a solid-phase extraction and gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of isopropyl-9H-thioxanthen-9-one in carton packaged milk. J Chromatogr A 2008; 1214:128-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Revised: 10/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gallart-Ayala H, Moyano E, Galceran M. Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (highly selective selected reaction monitoring) for the analysis of isopropylthioxanthone in packaged food. J Chromatogr A 2008; 1208:182-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.08.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2008] [Revised: 08/22/2008] [Accepted: 08/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sagratini G, Caprioli G, Cristalli G, Giardiná D, Ricciutelli M, Volpini R, Zuo Y, Vittori S. Determination of ink photoinitiators in packaged beverages by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2008; 1194:213-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2008] [Revised: 04/17/2008] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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