Survey of 2-Ethylhexanoic acid in baby food.

Zigmas Ezerskis (1) , Sarah Pastorelli (1) , Claudia Contini (1) , Catherine Simoneau (1)

1 IHCP - JRC Institute for Health and Consumer Protection

A solid phase microextraction method was developed and used to perform the survey of 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHA) in 63 samples of baby food from 13 EU countries, Norway and Switzerland. The levels of 2-EHA didn't exceed 3.4 mg kg-1. The concentrations of 2-EHA in 53 samples (84 %) were in the range between less than 0.1 and 0.5 mg kg-1. Ten samples showed the presence of the compound in the range between 0.5 and 3.4 mg kg-1. The exposure assessment showed that intakes of 2-EHA do not exceed the TDI for infants of 6-12 months old except one occurrence when taking the worst-case food consumption study available and the highest level of contamination of the survey. In the other cases the levels of 2-EHA are at 13-fold below the TDI. Keywords: 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHA); solid phase microextraction (SPME); polyacrylate fiber; gas chromatography/masspectrometry (GC/MS); PVC gasket seals; baby food; tolerable daily intake (TDI); exposure assessment.

Mots clés: Life Sciences

Zigmas Ezerskis, Sarah Pastorelli, Claudia Contini, Catherine Simoneau. Survey of 2-Ethylhexanoic acid in baby food.. Food Additives and Contaminants, 2007, 24 (07), pp.792-797. ⟨10.1080/02652030601146842⟩. ⟨hal-00577536⟩