Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXIII
Written by Elena UNGUREANU, Gabriel MUSTĂȚEA, Mona Elena POPA
Food contamination during the migration process from food contact materials is an important food safety issue and many researches are focused on this topic in the last decades. Bisphenol A is a hazardous chemical compound used as intermediate in the production of polycarbonate-based materials and epoxy resins, used to obtain plastic food containers for packaging and storage, but also for inner surface coatings of cans. Through contaminated products, this compound can reach the human body where it causes a number of adverse health effects. As a result of this consumption, Bisphenol A can cause diseases of the cardiovascular system, endocrine system, reproductive system, metabolic system. The aim of this review was to investigate Bisphenol A levels from worldwide fruits and fruits products, fresh or processed, packed in different food contact materials. Despite the fact that the values found in the literature are not high, it poses a risk to human health because it can accumulate in the body. To prevent this hazard, the European Food Safety Authority recommended a tolerable daily intake (TDI) of 50 μg/kg body weight/day. As a conclusion the authors try to investigate differences between canned and non-canned fruit products and to establish which material can leach more Bisphenol A and what factors influence this process.
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