Heavy metal migration from cardboard and Pyrex packages into pizza.

IF 2.5 3区农林科学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, APPLIED

Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-19 DOI:10.1080/19393210.2025.2590442

Tanveer Ahmad, Chiara Vatieri, Lucrezia Borriello, Salvatore Velotto, Gennaro Piccirillo, Bruna De Simone, Jonathan Squillante, Teresa Cirillo, Francesco Esposito

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Abstract

The material used for pizza delivery, usually made of corrugated cardboard, keeps the pizza warm, but may also serve as a source of metal contamination. This study evaluated the potential migration of Al, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cu, Ni, Co, Zn, As, Se, Mo, Cd, Sn, Ba, Pb, Sb, and Hg from corrugated cardboard packaging into pizza, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after a 30-min delivery simulation time. Several metals were observed in packaged samples, with the highest levels for Al (8.430 mg/kg), Fe (13.10 mg/kg), and Zn (13.93 mg/kg). Non-carcinogenic risk assessment indicated values within acceptable safety thresholds, with the target hazard quotients (THQs) ranging from 0.01 to 0.52. These findings highlight measurable metals migration from packaging into pizza, though without immediate health risk under typical consumption scenarios.

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重金属从硬纸板和耐热塑料包装迁移到披萨中。

披萨外卖用的材料通常是瓦楞纸板，可以让披萨保持温暖，但也可能成为金属污染源。本研究利用电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS）在模拟递送时间30分钟后，评估了Al、V、Cr、Mn、Fe、Cu、Ni、Co、Zn、As、Se、Mo、Cd、Sn、Ba、Pb、Sb和Hg从瓦楞纸板包装到披萨中的潜在迁移。在包装样品中观察到几种金属，其中铝（8.430毫克/公斤）、铁（13.10毫克/公斤）和锌（13.93毫克/公斤）的含量最高。非致癌性风险评估表明，其值在可接受的安全阈值范围内，目标危害商（thq）范围为0.01至0.52。这些发现强调了可测量的金属从包装到披萨的迁移，尽管在典型的消费场景下没有直接的健康风险。

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来源期刊

Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance 农林科学-毒理学

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

10.30%

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审稿时长

2.7 months

期刊介绍： Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B publishes surveillance data indicating the presence and levels of occurrence of designated food additives, residues and contaminants in foods, food supplements and animal feed. Data using validated methods must meet stipulated quality standards to be acceptable and must be presented in a prescribed format for subsequent data-handling. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B restricts its scope to include certain classes of food additives, residues and contaminants. This is based on a goal of covering those areas where there is a need to record surveillance data for the purposes of exposure and risk assessment. The scope is initially restricted to: Additives - food colours, artificial sweeteners, and preservatives; Residues – veterinary drug and pesticide residues; Contaminants – metals, mycotoxins, phycotoxins, plant toxins, nitrate/nitrite, PCDDs/PCFDs, PCBs, PAHs, acrylamide, 3-MPCD and contaminants derived from food packaging. Readership: The readership includes scientists involved in all aspects of food safety and quality and particularly those involved in monitoring human exposure to chemicals from the diet. Papers reporting surveillance data in areas other than the above should be submitted to Part A . The scope of Part B will be expanded from time-to-time to ensure inclusion of new areas of concern.