Migration of bisphenol a into food simulants and meat rations during initial time of storage

Abstract

The aim of this work was to assume the amount of BPA that can migrate to food packed into the cans coated by epoxy-phenolic lacquer. The assumption was made by determining the amount of BPA which migrates from the inner can coating to different food simulants: 3% acetic acid, 10% ethanol, their mixture (3% acetic acid +10% ethanol), and 50% ethanol. The examined tinplate cans were made by the special requirements of the Serbian Armed Forces. Further, the effect of the sterilization process and the very initial time of storage (15-105 days), on the level of BPA in the canned meatballs in tomato sauce, which are in the regular use of the Serbian Armed Forces, was examined. The BPA content was determined by the high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS), and compared with BPA content found in the food simulants.