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[mhosn]

Hello,

I have sent a PET  bottle sample to a lab for phthalates test , and the result is 13.2 ppm , I need to know is this result accepted or not accepted ?

and I need a standard to refer to it

 

Thanks

[jfrey123]

Quick search brought me this, stating the EU adopted some limits based on the type of phthalate detected:

 

According to the regulation numbered 10/2011 accepted by the European Union (EU) Commission, the limit values of DEHP, BBP and DBP concentrations allowed in food contact packaging material were determined as 1.5, 30 and 0.3 mg/kg, respectively

 

Microsoft Word - 132_Gul.docx (eurasiasymposium.com)

[mhosn]

So according to that, the result is accepted ?

[jfrey123]

I don't know specifically what your market accepts for phthalate limits, so I can't say.  This was just an example guideline discussed in that white paper citing what the EU is allowing.  You also didn't specify which type of phthalate your test recorded at 13.2ppm.

 

Mg/kg is equal to ppm, so out of those three different types phthalate limits, your product would exceed limits in two of them by 780%-4,300% (DEHB and DBP, specifically).  If your test finding of 13.2ppm is for BBP, you'd be under that limit.  But I'd recommend you find the specific limits for your intended market and reference them against the specific phthalate you've detected.