PMID- 24447245 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141212 LR - 20140417 IS - 1944-0057 (Electronic) IS - 1944-0057 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 4 DP - 2014 Apr TI - Evaluation of the migration of 15 photo-initiators from cardboard packaging into Tenax((R)) using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). PG - 767-75 LID - 10.1080/19440049.2014.886340 [doi] AB - Photo-initiators are widely used to cure ink on packaging materials used in food applications such as plastic films or cartonboards. In migration studies, food simulants are very often used to simulate food, like Tenax((R)), which is the simulant for dry foodstuffs. In this paper a fast and reliable confirmation method for the determination of the following photo-initiators in Tenax((R)) is described: benzophenone (BP), 4,4'-bis(diethylamino)benzophenone (DEAB), 2-chloro-9H-thioxanthen-9-one (CTX), 1-chloro-4-propoxy-9H-thioxanthen-9-one (CPTX), 2,4-diethyl-9H-thioxanthen-9-one (DETX), 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl acetophenone (DMPA), 4-(dimethylamino)benzophenone (DMBP), 2-ethylanthraquinone (EA), ethyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate (EDMAB), 1-hydroxylcyclohexyl phenyl ketone (HCPK), 2-hydroxy-4'-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-2-methylpropiophenone (HMMP), 2-isopropyl-9H-thioxanthen-9-one (ITX), 4-methylbenzophenone (MBP), Michler's ketone (MK), and 4-phenylbenzophenone (PBZ). After the migration study was completed, the simulant Tenax((R)) was extracted using acetonitrile, followed by analysis on ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). Quantification was carried out using benzophenone-d10 (BP-d10) as internal standard. The presented method is validated in terms of matrix effect, specificity, linearity, recovery, precision and sensitivity, showing the method can detect all photo-initiators at very low concentrations (LOD < 0.125 microg g(-1) for all substances). Finally, the procedure was applied to real samples, proving the capabilities of the presented method. FAU - Van Den Houwe, K AU - Van Den Houwe K AD - a Department of Food, Medicines and Consumer Safety , Scientific Institute of Public Health , Brussels , Belgium. FAU - van de Velde, S AU - van de Velde S FAU - Evrard, C AU - Evrard C FAU - Van Hoeck, E AU - Van Hoeck E FAU - Van Loco, J AU - Van Loco J FAU - Bolle, F AU - Bolle F LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140331 PL - England TA - Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess JT - Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment JID - 101485040 RN - 0 (Photosensitizing Agents) SB - IM MH - Chromatography, Liquid/*methods MH - Food Contamination/*analysis MH - *Food Packaging MH - Ink MH - Molecular Structure MH - Photosensitizing Agents MH - Reproducibility of Results MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry/*methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - Tenax(R) OT - food contact material OT - migration OT - paper and board OT - photo-initiators OT - tandem mass spectrometry OT - ultra-performance liquid chromatography EDAT- 2014/01/23 06:00 MHDA- 2014/12/17 06:00 CRDT- 2014/01/23 06:00 PHST- 2014/01/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/01/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/12/17 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/19440049.2014.886340 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2014 Apr;31(4):767-75. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2014.886340. Epub 2014 Mar 31.