🤓 We recently updated our database on extractable and migrating food contact chemicals (FCCmigex). Many new chemicals were found in or to migrate from food contact materials. The most detected among the newcomers is triphenyl phosphite.

🧪 Triphenyl phosphite is commonly used in adhesives, sealants, coating products, lubricants, and greases. In FCCmigex, the data show it is present in plastics, as well as paper and board food contact materials. According to the @European Chemicals Agency, triphenyl phosphite “is very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects, causes serious eye and skin irritation, is harmful if swallowed, may cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure, and may cause an allergic skin reaction.

🔎 The FCCmigex database allows you to browse scientific evidence for chemicals that are present in or shown to transfer into food or food simulants from many types of food contact materials – all for free in an easy-to-use dashboard.