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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in packing materials such as juice cans and tea bags. Since usage of cans and tea bags is prevalent, it is important to inspect in detail and analyze carefully the content of endocrine disrupting chemicals in juice cans and tea bags. We especially concentrate on two materials of endocrine disrupting chemicals: Bisphenol A in juice cans and DEHP(di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) in tea bags. Generally, Bisphenol A is the raw material used in the production of acrylic and epoxy resin, while DEHP is the raw material used in producing plasticizer. Among the endocrine disruptors analyzed from three brand juice cans, the concentration range of Bisphenol A detected in 8 samples of juice cans from two brands was 0.06~0.08 ppb. Bisphenol A migration, however, was not detected in the juice cans from one brand, using HPLC with 0.03 ppb limit of detection. The concentration range of DEHP in 28 samples of tea bags (12 bags of Hong Tea, 16 bags of DugeuleaTea) currently sold in Korean market was 7.36~21.53 ppb, but DEHP migration was not detected in the 9 bags of Green Tea, using GC or GC/MS. From the point of view for health risks in each Bisphenol A and DEHP, it was considered that these materials might affect chronic health effect though detected concentrations were very low.
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