Chlorohydrins of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and of bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE) in canned foods and ready-to-drink coffees from the Japanese market

BADGE.2HCl and BFDGE.2HCl were determined in 28 samples of ready-to-drink canned coffee and 18 samples of canned vegetables (10 corn, 5 tomatoes and 3 others), all from the Japanese market. HPLC was used as the principal analytical method and GCMS for confirmation of relevant LC fractions. BADGE.2HCl was found to be present in one canned coffee and five samples of corn, BFDGE.2HCl in four samples of canned tomatoes and in one canned corn. No sample was found which exceeded the 1mg/kg limit of the EU for the BADGE chlorohydrins. However the highest concentration was found for the sum of BFDGE.2HCl and BFDGE.HCl.H₂O at a level of 1.5mg/kg. A Beilstein test confirmed that all cans containing foods contaminated with BADGE.2HCl or BFDGE.2HCl had at lest one part coated with a PVC organosol.     

Survey of bisphenol a diglycidyl ether (BADGE) in canned foods.

2,2-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether (BADGE) is used in the manufacture of lacquers for coating the inside of food and beverage cans. In June 1996 the EC Scientific Committee for Food temporarily increased the specific migration limit applying to BADGE to 1 mg/kg pending consideration of additional toxicological data. In order to find out if there is migration of BADGE from can coatings into foods, a 'worst case' sampling exercise has been conducted to survey those canned foods where the propensity for migration of BADGE was judged to be highest. The foods surveyed include canned fish in oil, meat and milk and, altogether, BADGE was determined in 181 retail samples. Analysis for BADGE was conducted, in duplicate, by HPLC with fluorescence detection with confirmation of BADGE identity by GC/MS analysis using selected ion monitoring. BADGE was found at levels exceeding 1 mg/kg in seven of the 15 canned anchovy samples and five of the 22 sardine samples purchased during the period September 1995-July 1996. Infrared analysis of the can coatings provided strong evidence that the higher BADGE levels found were associated with use of PVC organosol lacquers, although in some cases cans coated with organosols gave low BADGE results. For canned sardine samples found to contain greater than 0.5 mg/kg BADGE in the total contents, a replicate can was opened and separate analyses performed on the drained fish and the oil. The results clearly showed that BADGE concentrations in the oil were about 20 times higher than in the drained fish. Further samples of canned sardines and anchovies were purchased in June/July 1997 and, in all cases, BADGE levels were found to be below 1 mg/kg. In the other retail canned foods, BADGE was not detectable (DL = 0.02 mg/kg) or detected at concentrations well below the temporary SML of 1 mg/kg.     

Stability of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether in water-based food simulants

Varnishes used for the inner coatings of food cans are often based on epoxy resins or vinylic organosols. The epoxy resins can be produced from bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol F (BPF), and these also contain bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) or bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE) as stabilising components. These compounds may break down during storage and also by the influence of food simulants. The stability of BADGE and BFDGE were studied using reverse-phase gradient high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) with ultraviolet detection (UV). Three experimental conditions for spiked simulants were compared: (1) the storage at 25 °C (C1), (2) the storage at 40 °C (C2) and (3) the storage at 25 °C after 15 min heating at 120 °C (C3). Distilled water, 3% acetic acid and 10% ethanol were used as food simulants. It was observed that BADGE is more stabile than BFDGE. The loss of BADGE and BFDGE were minimal in 10% ethanol (39 and 46% at 25 °C, 60 and 69% at 40 °C, respectively) and highest in 3% acetic acid (60 and 63% at 25 °C, 76 and 82% at 40 °C, respectively). At experiment (C3), the hardest conditions, significant degradation was not shown in comparison with conditions (C1) and (C2), contrariwise BADGE and BFDGE in 10% ethanol were minimal degradated at conditions (C3) from all these experiments (loss of 5 and 8%, respectively).     

Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) migrating from packaging material 'disappears' in food: reaction with food components

Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) is widely used as a monomer for coatings and adhesives for food-contact applications. Previous publications indicate that, after migration from packaging into foodstuffs, BADGE undergoes various reactions with unidentified food components. In order to elucidate the fate of BADGE, losses were determined after incubation with different foodstuffs and food components. Food proteins were identified as the main reaction partner with BADGE. Adduct formation was found with nucleophilic side-chains of amino acids. In vitro, cysteine exhibited significant activity. The previously reported occurrence of methylthio-derivatives of BADGE in foodstuffs was shown to originate from the reaction of BADGE with methionine. BADGE-methylthio derivatives can, therefore, be used as marker substances in foodstuffs for protein reactions with BADGE. The reported results offer a new viewpoint on the evaluation of BADGE migration. The hydrolysis and hydrochlorination derivatives subject to European legislation make up only a fraction of the totally migrated BADGE, and a further concern is that the toxic or allergenic potential of the protein adducts are unknown.     

Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) migrating from packaging material 'disappears' in food: reaction with food components.

Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) is widely used as a monomer for coatings and adhesives for food-contact applications. Previous publications indicate that, after migration from packaging into foodstuffs, BADGE undergoes various reactions with unidentified food components. In order to elucidate the fate of BADGE, losses were determined after incubation with different foodstuffs and food components. Food proteins were identified as the main reaction partner with BADGE. Adduct formation was found with nucleophilic side-chains of amino acids. In vitro, cysteine exhibited significant activity. The previously reported occurrence of methylthio-derivatives of BADGE in foodstuffs was shown to originate from the reaction of BADGE with methionine. BADGE-methylthio derivatives can, therefore, be used as marker substances in foodstuffs for protein reactions with BADGE. The reported results offer a new viewpoint on the evaluation of BADGE migration. The hydrolysis and hydrochlorination derivatives subject to European legislation make up only a fraction of the totally migrated BADGE, and a further concern is that the toxic or allergenic potential of the protein adducts are unknown.     

Migration of bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and its reaction products in canned foods

Bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) is used as an additive or starting agent in coatings for cans. The presence of hydrochloric acid in the organosol (PVC-based) lacquers results in formation of chlorohydroxy compounds of BADGE. These compounds, as well as BADGE itself, are potential migrants into the preserved food and are of toxicological concern. In the present investigation the presence of BADGE and the chlorohydroxy compounds (BADGE.HCl and BADGE.2HCl) in various kinds of canned foods from 30 brands have been determined by HPLC with fluorescence detection. BADGE was found in levels up to 5.1mg/kg in the food and only in food from cans containing BADGE.HCl and BADGE.2HCl in the lacquers. BADGE was found both in fish in oil and in fish in tomato sauce, however, the highest amounts were found in the fatty foodstuffs. BADGE.HCl and BADGE.2HCl were found in concentrations up to 2.4mg/kg and 8.3mg/kg, respectively. Unlike BADGE, BADGE.2HCl was found in similar concentrations in fish in oil and in fish in tomato sauce. In aqueous and acidic foodstuffs BADGE readily hydrolyses into mono- and dihydrolysed products (BADGE.H₂O and BADGE.2H₂O). In this study BADGE.H₂O was not found in any food sample, whereas BADGE.2H₂O was found in levels up to 2.6mg/kg. The Scientific Committee for Food (SCF) of the European Commission has proposed that a limit of restriction of 1mg/kg food shall include BADGE itself and BADGE.H₂O, BADGE.HCl, BADGE.2HCl and BADGE.HCL.H₂O. The present results indicate that the migration of BADGE.HCl and BADGE.2HCl, compounds with almost no data on toxicity, implies a greater problem than BADGE.H₂O and BADGE.2H₂O.     

Determination of Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and its hydrolysis products in canned oily foods from the Austrian market

 Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) is determined in canned oily foods from Austria using a new simplified HPLC method. Samples are extracted with pentane, back extracted with methanol, and finally dissolved in the mobile phase (cyclohexane/tert–butyl methyl ether). Separation is performed on a normal-phase HPLC column using fluorescence detection. Verification of the BADGE-containing peak is carried out by using off-line GC-MS. Additionally, the synthesis and determination of BADGE hydrolysis products, Bisphenol A bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl) ether (BADGE.2H₂O) and Bisphenol A glycidyl (2,3-dihydroxypropyl) ether (BADGE.H₂O) are presented. From 67 analyzed cans, containing various fatty meat or fish products, 16% were above the maximum quantity of 1 mg/kg tolerated by the European Community, 45% were in the range between 0.1–1 mg/kg, 24% between 0.02 and 0.1 mg/kg, and in 15% the BADGE concentrations were below the detection limit of 0.02 mg/kg. The hydrolysis product BADGE.H₂O was not detected in any sample, whereas BADGE.2H₂O was found in some samples up to a concentration of 0.5 mg/kg. Received: 11 May 1998 / Revised version: 1 July 1998     

食品包装材料中有害物质双酚A二缩水甘油醚 体外代谢研究

目的通过模拟体内代谢,对双酚A二缩水甘油醚(BADGE)的体外基本代谢情况进行研究。方法采用肝微粒体、肝S9 2种体外代谢试剂,通过模拟体内肝脏代谢,对BADGE的代谢行为及其代谢产物进行研究。通过代谢试剂浓度及代谢时间条件的优化,采用高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)作为检测手段对BADGE的体外代谢产物进行分析确证。结果体外代谢最佳孵化时间为60 min,最佳体外代谢试剂浓度为0.5mg/m L,在肝S9及肝微粒体2种体外代谢试剂的作用下,BADGE发生显著的代谢反应。结论本研究与传统的动物试验相比,节约了时间、精力,对食品包装材料的毒理学研究和安全性评价有重要的推动作用。     

罐头涂料铁罐双酚A二缩水甘油醚及其衍生物迁移规律研究

研究了罐头涂料铁罐双酚A二缩水甘油醚及其衍生物在特定食品模拟物中的迁移规律。采用50%（v/v）乙醇溶液为食品模拟物,应用高效液相色谱-串联质谱法进行双酚A二缩水甘油醚及其衍生物的定性定量分析,并应用基于Fick扩散第二定律的D.Chung模型和基于概率与数理统计方法的Weibull模型进行了预测。结果表明:贮存条件对迁移总量变化影响显著,温度越高越快达到平衡,迁移平衡值为1.28 mg/kg;D.Chung模型中扩散系数D与贮存温度符合阿伦尼乌斯动力学模型,该模型预测值与实验值的拟合优度（R²）小于0.23,而Weibull模型拟合优度（R²）能达到0.90以上。因此,Weibull模型比D.Chung模型更接近实际迁移结果,为评估涂料铁罐的安全性提供参考。      

基于HPLC法对罐装食品中双酚A的测定方法研究

采用中空纤维—液相微萃取—高效液相色谱法(HF—LPME—HPLC)对罐装食品中的双酚A含量进行测定,优化萃取剂、样品溶液pH值、萃取温度、萃取时间以及搅拌速率等基本数据参数,旨在建立一种简便、快捷、准确的检测方法。研究结果表明:以正辛醇为萃取剂,其选取的测定食品样本溶液pH值为6.1,而相应的萃取温度则为40℃,时间为40min,相对标准偏差为4.3%,检测限为12.7μg/L,食品样本中双酚A的富集倍数达到了200倍,样品平均回收率达到了86.1%~105%。     

食品罐内涂层中双酚A及其环氧衍生物的迁移及检测研究进展

食品罐内涂层中的双酚A及其环氧衍生物会向食品内容物迁移,对人体健康造成危害。本文综述了近年来国内外食品罐内涂层中双酚A及其环氧衍生物的迁移规律、与食品的反应及提取与分析方法等方面的最新研究进展,并在分析目前不足之处的基础上展望了未来研究的方向。      

Simultaneous determination of bisphenol A-diglycidyl ether, bisphenol F-diglycidyl ether and their hydrolysis and chlorohydroxy derivatives in canned foods

A new method for the simultaneous determination of bisphenol A-diglycidyl ether (BADGE), bisphenol F-diglycidyl ether (BFDGE) and their hydrolysis and chlorohydroxy derivatives in canned foods is presented. Oily and aqueous food samples were extracted with tert-butyl methyl ether and acetonitrile, respectively. The compounds in both extracts were determined by using reverse-phase gradient high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. Optimization of extraction and chromatographic determination is outlined in detail. After validation the method was used to analyze various canned food samples, such as tuna and sardine in oil, vegetables, fruit cocktails, etc. In none of the samples were significant amounts ( >100 μg/kg) of BADGE or BFDGE found, whereas in most samples BADGE/BFDGE chlorohydroxy compounds were detected. These originate most probably from the use of organosol varnishes instead of epoxy resins. Risk assessment and regulations of these compounds by the European Union are urgently needed. Additionally, the syntheses and characterization of the not available standard compounds bisphenol A-p-glycidyl-p′-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) ether (BADGE.HCl) and bisphenol A-p-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-p′-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) ether (BADGE.HCl.H₂O) are presented. Received: 28 July 1999 / Revised version: 29 October 1999     

食品中双酚A缩水甘油醚和酚醛清漆甘油醚的测定

建立蕃茄、凉荼、猪肉、牛奶和植物油中双酚A缩水甘油醚(BADGE)和酚醛清漆甘油醚(NOGE)系列化合物及其氢氧化和氯化衍生物的高效液相色谱—串联质谱测定方法.蕃茄和凉茶样品用乙酸乙酯和正己烷(4∶1)提取;猪肉和牛奶样品先用乙腈提取,再经低温过滤脱脂;植物油样品用甲醇提取,再经低温过滤脱脂.在正离子模式下以电喷雾电离—串联质谱仪进行测定.在20,50,100μg/kg3个浓度水平进行添加—回收率试验,平均回收率为63.6％～120％.该方法准确、高效,适合食品中BADGE和NOGE系列化合物的测定.     

气相色谱内标法测定食品加工助剂三乙醇胺中单乙醇胺、二乙醇胺

研究并建立了气相色谱内标法测定食品加工助剂三乙醇胺中单乙醇胺、二乙醇胺的方法.三乙醇胺样品添加0.25%、0.50%、1.00%三个浓度水平的单乙醇胺、二乙醇胺时,单乙醇胺、二乙醇胺平均回收率范围分别为105.7%～106.5%和93.95%～101.1%,RSD范围分别为0.36%～1.22%和0.84%-～1.56%,方法简便可行.     

凝胶渗透色谱净化-气相色谱-质谱-内标法 测定焙烤食品中富马酸二甲酯

目的 建立凝胶渗透色谱净化-气相色谱-质谱-内标法测定焙烤食品中富马酸二甲酯残留量的方法。方法 试样经乙酸乙酯超声提取,经凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)净化,采用选择离子监测模式(SIM)进行气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)测定,采用丁二酸二甲酯作为内标,以内标法定量。结果 富马酸二甲酯在0.02 ~ 5 mg/L 内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数(r)大于0.9999;0.1、0.2和1.0 mg/kg水平的空白糕点加标回收实验的回收率为92.0% ~ 107 %,相对标准偏差(RSD)为3.2% ~ 5.7 % (n=6);方法的检出限(LOD)为0.012 mg/kg,定量限(LOQ)为0.040 mg/kg。结论 该方法准确,灵敏度高,适用于糕点等焙烤食品中富马酸二甲酯残留水平测定。     

气相色谱内标法测定食品中防腐剂脱氢乙酸、苯甲酸和山梨酸

选用正十一烷酸为内标,采用毛细管气相色谱内标法测定食品中防腐剂脱氢乙酸、苯甲酸和山梨酸,样品回收率均在96％～104％之间,标准线性关系良好,样品测定的变异系数小,脱氢乙酸为0.71％,苯甲酸为0.82％和山梨酸为0.62％;本方法具有简便、快速、准确的特点。     

Review of the toxicology, human exposure and safety assessment for bisphenol A diglycidylether (BADGE).

BADGE (whose chemical names are bisphenol A diglycidylether and 2,2-bis(4-(2,3-epoxypropyl)phenyl)propane) is the lowest molecular weight oligomer in commercial epoxy resins and the major component in commercial liquid epoxy resins. The major application areas for epoxy resins are protective coatings and civil engineering. Additional applications include printed circuit boards, composites, adhesives and tooling, while a relatively small amount of epoxy resins (< 10%) finds use in protective coatings inside food and drink cans. The use of BADGE in food-contact applications was first regulated through EC Directive 2002/16/EC and amended in EC Directive 2004/13/EC with migration levels in food-contact applications being generally well below the regulatory thresholds. The paper discusses the commercial use of BADGE focusing on the current knowledge of human exposure from canned food applications. To assess the safety of this application, the exposure data are compared with no adverse effect levels (NOAEL) from various toxicological investigations with BADGE including reproductive and developmental assays, endocrine toxicity investigations, and sub-chronic and chronic assays. Consumer exposure to BADGE is almost exclusively from migration of BADGE from can coatings into food. Using a worst-case scenario that assumes BADGE migrates at the same level into all types of food, the estimated per capita daily intake for a 60-kg individual is approximately 0.16 microg kg(-1) body weight day(-1). A review of one- and two-generation reproduction studies and developmental investigations found no evidence of reproductive or endocrine toxicity, the upper ranges of dosing being determined by maternal toxicity. The lack of endocrine toxicity in the reproductive and developmental toxicological tests is supported by negative results from both in vivo and in vitro assays designed specifically to detect oestrogenic and androgenic properties of BADGE. An examination of data from sub-chronic and chronic toxicological studies support a NOAEL of 50 mg kg(-1) body weight day(-1) from the 90-day study, and a NOAEL of 15 mg kg(-1) body weight day(-1) (male rats) from the 2-year carcinogenicity study. Both NOAELS are considered appropriate for risk assessment. Comparing the estimated daily human intake of 0.16 microg kg(-1) body weight day(-1) with the NOAELS of 50 and 15 mg kg(-1) body weight day(-1) shows human exposure to BADGE from can coatings is between 250,000 and 100,000-fold lower than the NOAELs from the most sensitive toxicology tests. These large margins of safety together with lack of reproductive, developmental, endocrine and carcinogenic effects supports the continued use of BADGE for use in articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.     

Determination of bisphenol A in, and its migration from, PVC stretch film used for food packaging

Bisphenol A (BPA) is used as an additive in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products, including stretch films used for food packaging. The BPA contents were investigated of several brands of stretch film bought locally but marketed internationally or throughout Spain and which were presumably produced at different manufacturing plants. Their major components were identified by FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry) and horizontal attenuated total reflectance, and the migration of BPA from these materials into the standard European Union food simulants was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using both fluorescence (FL) and ultraviolet (UV) detection, the identity of the analyte being confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The two HPLC detection methods had different detection limits (30 μg l^-1 for UV, 3 μg l^-1 for FL), but afforded virtually identical BPA determinations for the samples tested. BPA contents ranging from 40 to 100 mg kg^-1 were found in three of the five PVC-based films analysed, and a content of 500 mg kg^-1 was found in a fourth; for these determinations, extraction into acetonitrile was used. In standard tests of migration into water, 3% acetic acid and olive oil over 10 days at 40°C, migration from a given film was in all cases greatest into olive oil. Migration from the films with non-zero BPA contents ranged from 3 to 31 μg dm^-2, values higher than those reported for many other food-contact materials, but lower than the European Union specific migration limit for BPA. PVC stretch film nevertheless may make a significant contribution to contamination of foodstuffs by BPA, and should be taken into account in estimating BPA intake or exposure to this substance.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定食品接触材料中双酚F和双酚S的迁移量

目的 建立液相色谱-串联质谱外标法测定食品接触材料中双酚F和双酚S迁移量的分析方法。方法 样品经水、4%乙酸、10%乙醇、20%乙醇、50%乙醇、95%乙醇和橄榄油等7种食品模拟液浸泡试验后,浸泡液经过滤后进样,以甲醇-水为流动相,经过T₃色谱柱分离,用外标法在负离子模式下以电喷雾电离多反应监测模式进行定量分析。 结果 6种食品模拟物(除橄榄油外)中双酚F和双酚S分别在10.0~200 μg/L和0.500~10.0 μg/L浓度范围内有好的线性,相关系数r均大于0.9995,方法检出限分别为0.002 mg/kg和0.0001mg/kg,定量限分别为0.01mg/kg和0.0005mg/kg,在食品模拟物橄榄油中双酚F和双酚S分别50.0~750 μg/kg和2.50~37.5 μg/kg浓度范围内线性很好,相关系数r均为0.9999,检出限分别为0.01mg/kg和0.0005mg/kg,定量限分别为0.05mg/kg和0.0025mg/kg。在三个浓度水平双酚F加标回收率为90.4%~108%,相对标准偏差(n=6)在0~5.27%之间,双酚S加标回收率为84.4%~107%,相对标准偏差(n=6)在0~4.60%之间。结论 该方法操作简便、灵敏度高、准确性好,能满足食品接触材料中双酚F和双酚S的迁移量的检测。     

复合免疫亲和柱-高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定植物源食品中的双酚A、双酚F和双酚S

目的 利用复合免疫亲和柱-高效液相色谱-三重四极杆质谱技术(HPLC-MS/MS)构建水果(苹果)、蔬菜(菠菜)、谷物(大米粉)以及婴幼儿谷类辅助食品(婴幼儿米粉)等植物源性食品中双酚A、双酚F和双酚S的分析方法.方法 样品用乙腈或含20％水的甲醇溶液提取,经复合免疫亲和柱对提取液进行净化,采用ACQUITY UPLC...