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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 30, Issue 47, Pages 104181-104193Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29746-5
Keywords
Perfluoroalkyl substances; Perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids; Perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acid; Food packaging materials; Developing countries
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This study provides information on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in food packaging materials from Vietnamese markets, revealing relatively high levels of PFASs in some samples, mainly long-chain PFASs. The study also highlights the inadequate database currently available to determine trends in PFAS concentrations and profiles in food contact materials (FCMs) across continents and countries.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a group of concerned persistent toxic substances, especially for their application or unintentional formation in food contact materials (FCMs). However, information about the occurrence, sources, and fate of these pollutants in food packaging materials from Vietnam as well as Southeast Asian countries is probably still obscured. In this study, levels of 13 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and 4 sulfonates (PFSs) were determined in various types of food packaging samples collected from Vietnamese markets. Generally low concentrations of total 17 PFASs (median 0.341; max 624 ng/g) suggested that these compounds were mainly inadvertently produced rather than intentionally added to the packaging materials. A few mochi paper tray samples had relatively high PFAS levels (372-624 ng/g), which were dominated by long-chain (C8-C12) PFCAs. A comprehensive and updated overview of PFASs in FCMs from different countries in the world was also provided. Current database could not provide conclusive trends of PFAS concentrations and profiles in FCMs between continents and countries. The highest levels up to ppm were reported for PFCAs (e.g., PFBA, PFHxA, PFOA, and PFDA) and several fluorotelomer alcohols and carboxylic acids, while PFSs were almost absent in FCMs. FPASs can emit from FCMs, migrate to food, and then contribute to dietary exposure in humans and animals. Additional investigations on the occurrence, sources, behavior and fate, and impacts of PFASs in FCMs are critically needed, especially in emerging and developing countries.
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