Study on Migration of Two Triazine Type Ultraviolet Absorbents from Polypropylene Packaging Materials to Food Simulant

Abstract

The migration rules of two triazine type of UV absorbents (UV-1577 and UV-1579) from polypropylene (PP) food contact materials to food simulant were investigated. A rapid detection method of UV-1577 and UV-1579 in PP food contact materials was established by ultra-performance convergence chromatography (UPC2). The optimal extraction method of the initial solution was determined, and the pretreatment methods of two UV absorbents in the liquid simulants were optimized. Experiment results showed that the interaction effects between the two UV absorbers and the liquid simulants were weak, and the migration behavior was the most obvious in the fatty simulant of isooctane. At the same temperature, the migration amount of both UV-1577 and UV-1579 increased with the extension of time, and UV-1577 was more prone to migration than UV-1579. Within a certain range, the migration amount of the two UV absorbents increased significantly with the increase of the migration temperature. The higher the temperature was, the shorter the time required to reach the equilibrium.