Determination of Toluene and Other Residual Solvents in various food packaging materials by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)

Ilwon Seo, Han Seung Shin

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Abstract

Levels of toluene and other residual solvents were evaluated in food packaging materials as a preventive action against hazard occurrence in foods via migration and to confirm food safety. Automated headspace sampling and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (HS-GC/MS) were used to determine residual solvent levels in the food packaging materials. Correlation coefficients as calibration factors were over 0.999 and relative standard deviations (RSD) of repeatability were below 3.6%. Limits of quantification (LOQ) ranged from 0.001 to 0.01 mg/m2. The levels of 7 residual solvents including toluene for potential migration from food packaging materials to food samples were below Korean regulatory limits.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1429-1434
Number of pages6
JournalFood Science and Biotechnology
Volume19
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Keywords

  • Food packaging material
  • Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
  • Residual solvent
  • Toluene

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