DETERMINATION OF BISPHENOL A IN PLASTIC-PACKAGED FOODS BY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY COUPLED WITH FLUORESCENT DETECTION

Abdulazeez Z. M., Yazıcı F., Aksoy A., Tokur O.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.31, no.6, pp.5933-5939, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Aerospace Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.5933-5939
  • Keywords: BPA, LC-FLD, food products, water, milk, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS, DRINKING-WATER, HUMAN EXPOSURE, CANNED FOOD, MIGRATION, PRODUCTS, ANALOGS, BEVERAGES, PROFILES, BOTTLES
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Bisphenol A is a synthetic chemical found in plastics and listed as an endocrine disruptor. BPA is a propensity to migrate into foods stored in materials containing it. In this study, the concentration of BPA was determined in nine different food products packaged with polypropylene (PP), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics. For each food product, four samples were bought from the local markets. Samples were extracted by liquid/liquid extraction and solid-phase extraction and analyzed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with a fluorescence detector. BPA concentrations were 4.28 +/- 1.79 mu g/kg in yoghurt, 12.51 +/- 3.87 mu g/L in strawberry-flavoured drink, 13.33 +/- 5.75 mu g/kg in cheese,14.93 +/- 6.55 mu g/kg in margarine, 20.91 +/- 8.60 mu g/L in grape molasses,24.72 +/- 7.61 mu g/kg in sunflower oil, 33.48 +/- 17.4 mu g/L in apple vinegar, 33.89 +/- 7.65 mu g/kg in pasteurized milk and, 72.77 +/- 20.6 mu g/L in the bottled water sample. Only the water samples had more BPA than the European Commission limit for BPA in food. We concluded that BPA contamination is common in many market products.