The Risk Management of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Food Contact Materials

GUO Qing-yuan, CAI Wen-jing, ZHONG Huai-ning, LI Ju, CHEN Jun-qi

Packaging Engineering ›› 2017 ›› Issue (7) : 53-58.

Packaging Engineering ›› 2017 ›› Issue (7) : 53-58.

The Risk Management of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Food Contact Materials

  • GUO Qing-yuan, CAI Wen-jing, ZHONG Huai-ning, LI Ju, CHEN Jun-qi
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The work aims to study the exposure risk of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) migrated from food contact materials and the main risk management approaches. By looking up the literatures, the migration of PFASs from food contact materials and the dietary exposure were evaluated. The legislations and management approaches taken by some major trading countries were analyzed. The typical material, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) selected from PFASs, was evaluated and the dietary exposure model (60 kg adult consumes 1 kg food every day) of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was adopted. Nonstick cookware and paper product were two main sources causing consumers to be exposed to PFASs migrated from food contact materials. Daily intakes for one kilogram weight (EDI) of PFOA was 0.015 and 5 μg respectively for nonstick cookware and paper board, respectively. The daily intake for one kilogram weight (EDI) of PFOA migrated from nonstick cookware is significantly lower than the daily tolerable intake (TDI, 1.5 μg) proposed by EFSA, so the migration level of PFASs from nonstick cookware does not pose a health risk. As the EDI of PFASs migrated from paper and paper board is higher than TDI, the PFASs exposure level and health risk brought by the paper products for food contact should not be ignored. The approach of combining chemical control with risk management for finished product is essential for reducing the level of PFASs exposure to people due to its mi-gration from food contact materials by the international community at the present stage.

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GUO Qing-yuan, CAI Wen-jing, ZHONG Huai-ning, LI Ju, CHEN Jun-qi. The Risk Management of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Food Contact Materials[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2017(7): 53-58

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