Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate contamination of retail packed lunches caused by PVC gloves used in the preparation of foods

摘要

Plasticizer contamination of foods sold in retail packed lunches and set lunches in restaurants was determined by GC/MS. The phthalate esters were as follows: diethyl, dipropyl, dibutyl, dipentyl, dihexyl, butylben- zyl, dicyclohexyl, di(2-ethylhexyl), diocityl, diisooctyl (mixture of isomers) and diisononyl (mixture). Di(2- ethylhexyl) adipate was also determined. Sixteen packed lunches and then set lunches were analysed, and in all samples the concentration of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) was the highest, at 0.80-11.08 mg/ kg in packed lunches and 0.012-0.30 mg/kg in set lunches.