Evaluation of the Migration of Chemicals from Baby Bottles under Standardised and Duration Testing Conditions

Matthias Onghena, Els Van Hoeck, Noelia Negreira, Laurent Quirynen, Joris Van Loco, Adrian Covaci

Abstract

The effect of several “real-life use conditions” on the migration of different contaminants was evaluated for plastic baby bottles by means of duration tests and with the legal EU repetitive use conditions. All authorised compounds were detected well below their specific migration limits (SML). Microwave and dishwasher experiments showed a reduction in the migration during the duration tests. In general, the concentrations found were low and comparable to the reference experiment. Similar observations were made for the two sterilisation types: steam and cooking sterilisation.

Keywords

Baby bottles, GC/LC-QqQ-MS, food contact material, real-life conditions, migration

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TC23 - Metrology in Food and Nutrition

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