Identification of fatty foods with contamination possibilities by plasticizers when stored in PVC film packaging

Poly-(vinyl chloride) (PVC) requires the addition of plasticizers - additives that give flexibility and malleability for its processing into flexible film. The most used ones are: di-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). Toxic effects of DEHP have been observed by sev...

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Main Authors: Hilda Duval Barros, Helena Pereira da Silva Zamith, Fábio Silvestre Bazílio, Lucia Jaeger de Carvalho, Shirley de Mello Pereira Abrantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2011-06-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
Subjects:
PVC
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612011000200041&lng=en&tlng=en