Consumer Use Effects on Nanoparticle Release from Commercially Available Nanoceramic Cookware

Published

December 7, 2017

Author(s)

Susana Addo Ntim, Samuel R. Norris, Keana Scott, Treye Thomas, Gregory Noonan

Abstract

Food preparation and storage materials are often subjected to stressful conditions such as scraping and cleaning with abrasive pads throughout their lifecycle. Understanding the impact these conditions have on potential nanoparticle migration when in contact with food is important in assessing their safety. Commercially available nanocoated fry pan and nanoclay sauce pot were evaluated for nanoparticle migration under three consumer use conditions. Washing, scouring, and scratching conditions were simulated by linear abrasion using scrubbing pads, steel wool and tungsten carbide burr attachments, respectively. Migration was evaluated using 3% acetic acid as food simulant. Titanium (Ti) and Silicon (Si) concentrations in simulant were generally higher under the consumer use scenarios than in fresh/unused pans. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles were detected under the most aggressive use scenario simulated by abrasion with the tungsten carbide burr attachment. TiO2 and SiO2 particle number concentrations were on the order of (108 and 107) particles dm-2, with median diameters of 250 nm and 460 nm, respectively. Aluminum (Al) concentration migrating from the sauce pot was also higher under the consumer use scenarios than in fresh/unused pots but without any detectable nanoparticle migration.

Citation

Food Control

Volume

87

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

nanomaterials, nanorelease, food contact material, nanoceramic, consumer product

Citation

Addo Ntim, S. , Norris, S. , Scott, K. , Thomas, T. and Noonan, G. (2017), Consumer Use Effects on Nanoparticle Release from Commercially Available Nanoceramic Cookware, Food Control, [online], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.12.003 (Accessed November 3, 2025)