The serious problems caused by extensive usage of petroleum-based plastic materials led to investigating the comprehensive studies and developing active food packaging materials.Even if the chitosan-based films are co...The serious problems caused by extensive usage of petroleum-based plastic materials led to investigating the comprehensive studies and developing active food packaging materials.Even if the chitosan-based films are considered an attractive source,they exhibit some practical difficulties in developing active food packaging applications.Hence,Ficus carica Linn leaves extract(FLE),with the features of its cheapness,easy accessibility and superoxide anion radical scavenging activity,was incorporated into chitosan(CS)film at various concentrations(2%-6%w/w).To the best of our knowledge,this was the first time that FLE was utilized as a bioactive substance incorporated into chitosan films to develop eco-friendly,biodegradable,active food packaging material.The results obtained revealed that FLE incorporation into chitosan films significantly improved the swelling,water solubility and opacity of neat chitosan films.FTIR and morphological analysis indicated that the films produced exhibited smooth structure with homogenous dispersion of FLE.In mechanically,the addition of FLE resulted in a significant reduction in tensile strength while the elasticity of the films was improved.Additionally,the antioxidant and biodegradability properties of neat chitosan films were enhanced significantly.It was concluded that CS-FLE films appeared to be a capable and enhanced option for synthetic polymer-based food packaging materials.Based on the analyses performed,further studies are suggested on the packaging application for various foods and to evaluate the possible interaction of packaging film materials with the compounds of the food products,to avoid possible negative effects.展开更多
Photoinitiators(PIs),as an important component of UV inks,are widely used in the printing of paper food packaging.Nevertheless,there is limited information concerning the identification of PIs in food packaging and th...Photoinitiators(PIs),as an important component of UV inks,are widely used in the printing of paper food packaging.Nevertheless,there is limited information concerning the identification of PIs in food packaging and their potential migration rules under natural storage condition.In this study,23 target PIs detected in paper food packaging were dominated by benzophenones(BZPs),followed by amine co-initiators(ACIs),thioxanthones(TXs)and phosphine oxides(POs).The concentration of ΣPIs ranged between 48.3 and 1.11×10^(5)ng/g.Meanwhile,the concentration ofΣPIs were found to be significantly higher in Corrugated paper compared to Polyethylene(PE)coated paper,Composite paper and White card paper.Benzophenone(BP)was found as the dominant PI congener in Corrugated paper,with the concentration ranging from 923-3.66×10^(4)ng/g.The migration quantity ofΣPIs increased in a time-dependent manner in the first 13 days and then eventually reached equilibrium.Low temperatures had a certain inhibitory effect on the migration of PIs from paper packaging to food.Under high exposure scenario,the EDIs of ΣPIs for children,adolescents,and adults were 31.4 ng/(kg bw·day),17.2 ng/(kg bw·day),and 14.4 ng/(kg bw·day),respectively,all of which did not exceed the reference dose,indicating that dietary intake of PIs does not pose any health risks to the human body.展开更多
文摘The serious problems caused by extensive usage of petroleum-based plastic materials led to investigating the comprehensive studies and developing active food packaging materials.Even if the chitosan-based films are considered an attractive source,they exhibit some practical difficulties in developing active food packaging applications.Hence,Ficus carica Linn leaves extract(FLE),with the features of its cheapness,easy accessibility and superoxide anion radical scavenging activity,was incorporated into chitosan(CS)film at various concentrations(2%-6%w/w).To the best of our knowledge,this was the first time that FLE was utilized as a bioactive substance incorporated into chitosan films to develop eco-friendly,biodegradable,active food packaging material.The results obtained revealed that FLE incorporation into chitosan films significantly improved the swelling,water solubility and opacity of neat chitosan films.FTIR and morphological analysis indicated that the films produced exhibited smooth structure with homogenous dispersion of FLE.In mechanically,the addition of FLE resulted in a significant reduction in tensile strength while the elasticity of the films was improved.Additionally,the antioxidant and biodegradability properties of neat chitosan films were enhanced significantly.It was concluded that CS-FLE films appeared to be a capable and enhanced option for synthetic polymer-based food packaging materials.Based on the analyses performed,further studies are suggested on the packaging application for various foods and to evaluate the possible interaction of packaging film materials with the compounds of the food products,to avoid possible negative effects.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22106169,22136006,and 22021003)。
文摘Photoinitiators(PIs),as an important component of UV inks,are widely used in the printing of paper food packaging.Nevertheless,there is limited information concerning the identification of PIs in food packaging and their potential migration rules under natural storage condition.In this study,23 target PIs detected in paper food packaging were dominated by benzophenones(BZPs),followed by amine co-initiators(ACIs),thioxanthones(TXs)and phosphine oxides(POs).The concentration of ΣPIs ranged between 48.3 and 1.11×10^(5)ng/g.Meanwhile,the concentration ofΣPIs were found to be significantly higher in Corrugated paper compared to Polyethylene(PE)coated paper,Composite paper and White card paper.Benzophenone(BP)was found as the dominant PI congener in Corrugated paper,with the concentration ranging from 923-3.66×10^(4)ng/g.The migration quantity ofΣPIs increased in a time-dependent manner in the first 13 days and then eventually reached equilibrium.Low temperatures had a certain inhibitory effect on the migration of PIs from paper packaging to food.Under high exposure scenario,the EDIs of ΣPIs for children,adolescents,and adults were 31.4 ng/(kg bw·day),17.2 ng/(kg bw·day),and 14.4 ng/(kg bw·day),respectively,all of which did not exceed the reference dose,indicating that dietary intake of PIs does not pose any health risks to the human body.
