Chemical Migration from Paper and Board Food Contact Materials, 78 Samples Analyzed

Twenty straws and fifty-eight takeaway articles were analyzed for chemical migration following the European ban on single-use plastics. Fourteen substances, including plasticizers, photoinitiators, and bisphenols, were detected in takeaway articles, with at least one target substance found in 88% of samples. The dataset, authored by Mélanie Di Mario and last updated in June 2026, presents results from liquid and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry or flame ionization detection.

Use Cases

• Assessing consumer exposure risks based on detected substances like bisphenol A and primary aromatic amines.
• Comparing chemical migration profiles between different article types like straws and takeaway containers.
• Evaluating the safety of paper and board packaging as alternatives to single-use plastics.
• Benchmarking analytical methods for detecting substances like MOSH and MOAH in food contact materials.

Strengths

• Analyzes 78 total samples (20 straws, 58 takeaway articles) providing a concrete sample size.
• Targets a specific list of substance categories: plasticizers, photoinitiators, primary aromatic amines, mineral oil, and bisphenols.
• Reports quantitative detection rates, with at least one target substance found in 88% of samples.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small at 74.8 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Mélanie Di Mario via figshare.

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 09:59:53; freshness should be verified.