Ensuring the safety of edible oil used in the food industry by developing methodologies to detect and quantify polymer migration from plastic bottles to edible oils


Non-branded deep fried manioc chips were evaluated by following a newly developed and validated method to determine the migration of Terephthalic acid(TPA) and Isophthalic acid(IPA) from the frying oils adulterated with pet bottles to make the snacks crisp and long last.

Year

2017

Principal Investigator

T. M. A. N. Weerasinghe

Collaborator/s

C. R. Gunawardhane
K.G.L.R. Jayathunge
H. R. M. G. C. Thilakarathna