National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) does Based on the levels that are known currently, the Taken and enforced over recent decades that have reduced the They may have ended up in foods as contaminants. Mineral oils may be present in food because they have been added or Additional toxicological studies to better characterize the hazards of relevant MOH are required for a better human health risk assessment.
Data relating concentration in tissues with personal data, lifestyle, food intake and the use of cosmetics are needed to clarify the complex system of distribution of MOSH in the body and to possibly establish relationship between external and internal exposure. Data on concentration of MOH fractions in human body needed to determine internal exposure estimates is scarce. A major gap in the exposure estimation is the limited number of surveys covering a wide range of foods and enough samples to detect major sources of contamination other than packaging in paperboard. This is required to enable adequate substance identification and quantification for input into risk assessment. There is also a need for confirmatory methods that provide a detailed characterization of the unresolved complex mixture observed from one-dimensional chromatographic methods. It has been demonstrated that method EN 16995 used for MOH determination in vegetable oils and fats is not reliable below 10 mg/kg of food.
Most participants to the workshop agreed that the key issue underlying many of the knowledge gaps in the field of MOH risk analysis and management is the lack of standardized, validated analytical methods able to assure good inter-laboratory reproducibility and to enable understanding of MOH occurrence in foods. This work captures the outcome of the workshop and builds upon it by combining the perspectives of the participants with an updated review of the literature to provide a roadmap for future management of the topic. However, important gaps in knowledge remain, such as the lack of validated and standardized analytical methods for relevant food matrices, and gaps in assessing the risk for consumers’ health.Ī workshop was organized by the European Branch of the International Life Science Institute to identify knowledge gaps in analytical methods, assessment of exposure, hazard characterisation, and risk assessment of MOH.
N recent years there have been significant advancements in the understanding of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) in foods and their potential risk to health. The presence of different contaminants during polymer processing is also discussed due to potential problems from the presence of harmful compounds affecting human health or degradation of material properties. It also examines multiple techniques and methods that have been employed to quantify and assess to the safety of recycled materials (e.g., United States and Europe) which serve as a base for the regulatory framework for many other countries. This article reviews different predictive models that have been developed to study contaminant migration from packaging to food contact articles. However, direct food contact applications are challenging with various regulations around the world mandating minimum safety requirements, which is often determined by the condition of use (microwave, cold storage) and food type (fatty, aqueous, dry).
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