Chemical Migration from Paper and Board Food Contact Materials

A study investigating the migration of substances from paper and board food contact materials following the European ban on single-use plastics. The dataset includes results from 78 samples (20 straws and 58 takeaway articles) analyzed using liquid and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry or flame ionization detection. The research was authored by Mélanie Di Mario and last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Assessing consumer exposure to plasticizers based on detection in 88% of samples
• Evaluating the safety of sustainable packaging alternatives based on detected substances like bisphenols and mineral oils
• Prioritizing risk assessment for specific chemical classes like primary aromatic amines based on detection frequency
• Comparing chemical migration between different product types (straws vs. takeaway articles) based on the sample counts

Strengths

• Analysis covers 78 total samples (20 straws and 58 takeaway articles), providing a basis for comparison.
• Targets multiple chemical categories (plasticizers, photoinitiators, primary aromatic amines, mineral oil, bisphenols), offering a broad contaminant profile.
• Employs specific analytical techniques (chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry or flame ionization detector), suggesting precise measurement.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment for direct analysis.
• The dataset is small (71.5 KB), indicating limited scope, likely containing summary results rather than raw instrument data.
• Geographic and temporal coverage of the samples is not specified, which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Mélanie Di Mario

Collection Method

Samples were analyzed using liquid and gas chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry or flame ionization detector.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 09:59:50