In this study of extracts of 100
food contact material (FCM) samples
collected from South China, we identified 21 organophosphate esters
(OPEs) by suspect screening and seven novel OPEs by characteristic
fragments-based nontarget screening. Six organophosphite antioxidants
(OPAs) were further identified using a suspect list derived from these
identified OPEs. Of these compounds, 18 OPEs and 3 OPAs were found
for the first time in the extracts of FCMs. (Semi-)quantification
revealed that seven of the OPEs [triphenyl phosphate, tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphate (TDtBPP), bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) methyl phosphate, (2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)pentaerythritol phosphate, triethyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyl-diphenyl
phosphate, and trimethyl phosphate] and two of the OPAs [tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphite (TDtBPPi) and pentabutylated
triphenyl phosphite] were present in more than 50 FCM samples and
that TDtBPP and TDtBPPi were the dominant OPE and OPA in FCMs, respectively
[with median concentrations of 7260 ng/g (range: <8.50–103,879
ng/g) and 31,920 ng/g (range: <9.80–657,399 ng/g), respectively].
A migration test revealed that the migration efficiencies of compounds
from a plastic coffee cup to food simulants in the cup increased as
the ethanol/water ratio in the food simulants increased. This study
significantly enhanced our understanding on the diversity and occurrences
of OPEs and OPAs in FCMs used in China and their FCM-to-food migration
risk.
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