Review article
https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-64-2013-2295
Exposure to Phtalates and Their Presence in Alcoholic Beverages
Karlo Jurica
; Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Natalija Uršulin-Trstenjak
; Veleučilište u Varaždinu, Varaždin, Hrvatska
Darija Vukić Lušić
; Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo Primorsko-goranske županije3, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci4, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Dražen Lušić
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka
Zdenko Šmit
; Zavod za javno zdravstvo “Dr. Andrija Štampar”, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Phthalates are phthalic acid and aliphatic alcohol esters used as additives to plastic in order to improve its softness, flexibility, and elongation. Phthalates are highly mobile and migrate easily from plastic products into the environment due to their physical and chemical properties. This study briefly describes the characteristics and distribution of phthalates in the environment, their toxic effects on human health, the legislation regarding the maximum allowed concentration of phthalates in drinking water and products intended for infants, as well as the tolerable daily intake. Special attention is given to the methods of determining phthalates and their levels in alcoholic beverages, with an overview of phthalate occurrences and concentrations in plum brandy made in Croatia. A segment on denatured alcohol and illegally marketed alcohol is also included, as well as guidelines for the effective monitoring of the routes of human exposure to phthalates.
Keywords
diethyl-phtalate; maximum allowed concentrations; phthalate toxicity; plasticisers
Hrčak ID:
103945
URI
Publication date:
18.6.2013.
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