JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS, cilt.115, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Although phthalate esters (PAEs) are plasticizers widely utilized nowadays to enhance the flexibility and pro-cessability of polymeric materials, their presence and detection in the food environment have become an important concern. In this study, phthalate esters (butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), and diisononyl phthalate (DINP)) were detected in 40 coffee samples in single-use or large plastic-based packages of different brands collected from the Turkish market. PAEs exposure and non -carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks were calculated for females and males aged 15-64, depending on their coffee consumption within 24 h. DBP and DINP exhibited the highest level of migration to coffee samples (