China Plastics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 91-96.DOI: 10.19491/j.issn.1001-9278.2021.07.016

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Analysis of Talc Migration in Polylactic Acid Cup Cover for Food Contact

CAI Xiaofang1, YUAN Hang1, DIAO Xiaoqian2, LI Ziyi2, FENG Di1()   

  1. 1.School of Light Industry,Beijing Technology and Business University,Beijing 100048,China
    2.Beijing Key Laboratory of Plastics Sanitary and Safety Quality Assessment Technology,Beijing Technology and Business University,Beijing 100048,China
  • Received:2021-03-22 Online:2021-07-26 Published:2021-07-21

Abstract:

In this study, a national standard method was used to measure the total migration of a food?contacted polylactic acid cup cover. The migration of talc powders in a food simulation solution was analyzed using atomic absorption spectrometry, and the talc powders in the evaporation residue of the migration was qualitatively identified using fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The safety of talc powders in food?contacted materials was discussed. The results indicated that the method used in this work was accurate, rapid and simple, and it could be used for the rapid identification and safety evaluation of talc in food?contacted materials. Talc is not easily migrated into the food simulation solution. There is a low risk for talc to migrated to food when PLA products are contacted with foods.

Key words: polylactic acid, talcum powder, migration, food contact, safety evaluation

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