UPLC–ESI-Q-TOF-MSE and GC–MS identification and quantification of non-intentionally added substances coming from biodegradable food packaging

Canellas, E. ; Vera, P. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Nerín, C. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Biodegradable packagings are made by combination of several materials creating a multilayer with the properties needed. Each material, including the adhesive, could contain substances that could migrate to the food. In this work, gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry and ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry were used to identify the biodegradable adhesive compounds. Five of the 13 compounds identified were nonintentionally added substances; they were neoformed compounds created by the reaction of added compounds in the adhesive. Moreover, the migration of the compounds through four different biodegradable materials—paper, polylactic acid, ecovio®, and polyvinyl alcohol—was studied for the first time. Three of the 13 compounds identified in the adhesive migrated from the adhesive to Tenax®, which was used as a solid food simulant. One of them, 2, 4, 7, 9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4, 7-diol, was an intentionally added substance, and the other two were 1, 6-dioxacyclododecane-7, 12-dione and 1, 6, 13, 18-tetraoxacyclotetracosane-7, 12, 19, 24-tetraone, which were nonintentionally added substances identified in this work. Higher migration values (ranging from 0.81 to 2.07 mg/kg) were observed for migration through ecovio® than through the multilayer made by combination of ecovio® and polyvinyl alcohol (0.07–0.39 mg/kg) owing to the barrier effect provided by polyvinyl alcohol. The migration values for migration through paper and polylactic acid were below the limits of detection.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8848-2

Año: 2015

Publicado en: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 407, 22 (2015), 6781-6790
ISSN: 1618-2642

Factor impacto JCR: 3.125 (2015)

Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL rank: 15 / 75 = 0.2 (2015) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS rank: 25 / 77 = 0.325 (2015) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.059 - Analytical Chemistry (Q1) - Biochemistry (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/T10

Tipo y forma: Artículo (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Química Analítica (Dpto. Química Analítica)
Área (Departamento): Proy. investigación HVA (Dpto. Química Analítica)