Determination of melamine and formaldehyde levels in melamine tableware

Abstract

It is aimed to determine the amount of melamine and formaldehyde that pose a health risk in melamine tablewares offered for sale in Turkey and to compare them with legal limit values. As material, 30 samples, 5 from each of 6 different groups, namely plates, glasses, forks, spoons, bowls and trays, which are tableware pieces, were used. Melamine analysis was performed by HPLC/MS/MS and formaldehyde analysis was performed by spectrophotometric method. The number of samples determined by melamine in 30 pieces of melamine tableware offered for sale in Turkey is 23, and none of these samples exceed the legal limits. However, formaldehyde was detected in all samples. The amount of formaldehyde, like melamine, could not be determined above the legal limits.

Keywords

• tableware
• melamine
• formaldehyde

Melamin sofra takımlarında melamin ve formaldehit düzeylerinin belirlenmesi

Abstract

Sağlık açısından risk oluşturan melamin ve formaldehit miktarlarının Türkiye’de satışa sunulan melamin sofra takımı parçalarında miktarlarının belirlenmesi ve yasal limit değerler ile karşılaştırılmasının yapılması amaçlanmıştır. Materyal olarak sofra takımı parçaları olan tabak, bardak, çatal, kaşık, kâse ve tepsi olmak üzere 6 farklı gruptan her birinden 5 adet olmak üzere 30 örnek kullanılmıştır. Melamin analizi HPLC/MS/MS ve formaldehit analizi ise spektrofotometrik yöntem ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Türkiye’de satışa sunulan 30 melamin sofra takımı parçasında melamin belirlenen örnek sayısı 23 olup, bu örneklerin hiçbiri yasal limitlerin üzerine çıkmamıştır. Buna karşın formaldehit tüm örneklerde tespit edilmiştir. Formaldehit miktarı da melamin gibi yasal limitlerin üzerinde tespit edilememiştir.

Keywords

• sofr takımı
• melamin
• formaldehit

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