ANALYSIS OFBISPHENOL A MIGRATION IN REUSABLE POLYCARBONATE CONTAINERS AND CANNED PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN INDIAN MARKETS.

The wide applications of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food and packaging industry have increased the exposure and risk of this chemical towards the human population with its endocrine disrupting effects. BPA is used among the various products with everyday use. The vulnerable population especially infants are at an increased risk of exposure as BPA is widely used in baby feeding bottles. The present study was carried out to determine the amount of BPA migrating in to the water samples from the polycarbonate material of baby feeding bottles, drinking water bottles, microwave safe plastic and canned food products. Different brands of polycarbonate feeding bottles, water bottles and microwave safe plastic were included in the study and BPA was determined in the water samples using HPLC with fluorescence detector. BPA leach out was also determined in the canned products which included canned fruits and canned vegetables.The testrevealed 2.80 mg/L of BPA leaching for the feeding water bottles,0.06 mg/L from the drinking water bottles, 0.008 mg/L from microwave safe plastic bowls and 0.067 mg/L in the canned products.