BS EN 16453:2014

This standard BS EN 16453:2014 Pulp, paper and paperboard. Determination of phthalates in extracts from paper and paperboard is classified in these ICS categories:

• 85.060 Paper and board
• 67.250 Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs

This European Standard specifies an analytical test method for the determination of phthalates in water, solvent and modified polyphenylene oxide (MPPO) extracts of paper and board materials and articles intended for food contact using gas chromat ography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

This method is applicable to the determination of phthalates in concentration ranging from 0,025 mg/l to 0,5 mg/l for water and solvent extracts and 0,002 mg/dm² to 0,040 mg/dm² for MPPO migration depending on the individual substance, the specified volume used for analysis and the value of the blank.