技术文章

Phthalates are endocrine active chemicals used in a variety of consumer products. In some markets, restricted levels of certain phthalates are permitted for use in food contact materials, but they are not permitted as direct food additives.

Phthalates have been used to deliberay adulterate beverages and sports drinks in Taiwan, and phthalates and other plasticizers are widely found as ubiquitous contaminants particularly in fatty foodstuffs. Contamination arises from numerous sources such as the environment and food
packaging. Cross-contamination with phthalates can easily arise during trace analysis in the laboratory and there are significant advantages in minimizing sample handling through online automated analysis. A method using online Thermo Scientific TurboFlow chromatography is presented.