title: Bisphenol A in soft drinks and canned foods and data evaluation.
abstract: Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most common industrial chemicals and known to exert endocrine disruption activity. The aim of this study was the quantification of BPA in food stuffs on the Greek market. The applied liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method was validated for linearity, limit of quantification, accuracy, precision and recovery. About 41.7% of the canned solid phase samples, 25.0% of the canned liquid phase samples and 43.8% of the soft drinks were positive. Mean BPA concentrations (range) were 33.4 ± 4.4 ng/g (4.90 ± 0.64-66.0 ± 8.6 ng/g) in canned solid phase, 2.70 ± 0.08 ng/ml (1.90 ± 0.06-3.50 ± 0.11 ng/ml) in canned liquid phase and 2.30 ± 0.18 ng/ml (0.40 ± 0.03-10.2 ± 0.8 ng/ml) in soft drinks. The results of this study are comparable with those reported in the literature according to which higher concentrations of BPA were detected in the solid fraction of canned food compared to their liquid fraction.
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Toxicology, Medical School , University of Crete , Heraklion , Greece.
authors.forename: Manolis N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Tzatzarakis
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Toxicology, Medical School , University of Crete , Heraklion , Greece.|b Department of Chemistry , University of Crete and Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-IESL) , Heraklion , Greece.
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karzi
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Toxicology, Medical School , University of Crete , Heraklion , Greece.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vakonaki
authors.affiliation: c Pesticides Department , European Food Safety Authority , Parma , Italy.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goumenou
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Toxicology, Medical School , University of Crete , Heraklion , Greece.
authors.forename: Matthaios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kavvalakis
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Toxicology, Medical School , University of Crete , Heraklion , Greece.
authors.forename: Polychronis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stivaktakis
authors.affiliation: d National Helpdesk for REACH and CLP , General Chemical State Laboratory of Greece , Athens , Greece.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsitsimpikou
authors.affiliation: e Department of Agricultural Technology, School of Agriculture Technology, Food Technology and Nutrition , TEI of Western Macedonia , Florina , Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsakiris
authors.affiliation: b Department of Chemistry , University of Crete and Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-IESL) , Heraklion , Greece.
authors.forename: Apostolos K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rizos
authors.affiliation: a Laboratory of Toxicology, Medical School , University of Crete , Heraklion , Greece.
authors.forename: Aristidis M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tsatsakis
mesh_terms: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000032:analysis*; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D057141:Food, Preserved / Q000032:analysis*; D006115:Greece; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D010636:Phenols; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
keywords: Bisphenol A; LC-APCI-MS; canned foods; soft drinks