Concentrations and distribution of chlorinated paraffins in Belgian foods

Abstract: This study reports on concentrations of short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs and MCCPs, respectively) in a wide range of food samples (n = 211) purchased in Belgium during 2020. Samples were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and quantified using chlorine content calibration. ESCCPs were present above LOQ in 25% of samples with an overall range of <LOQ to 58 ng/g wet weight (ww), while EMCCPs were identified in 66% of samples ranging from <LOQ to 250 ng/g ww. EMCCP concentrations were greater than those of ESCCPs in all 48 samples in which... Mehr ...