Progress on Researches of Analytical Techniques for Amides in Food Contacting Materials

A review on progress of researches on inspection techniques of amides in food contacting materials was given. Harmful effects of amides to health of mankind were enumerated, and laws or regulations issued by some main countries or regions of the world relating to this subject were introduced and a list of more than 30 amides was given showing that these compounds are to be banned or restricted to use in food-relating materials together with their quantities of limitation. A thorough narration on the testing or analysis of the amides in food contacting materials, especially the optimum conditions for migration of amides from contacting material into food were discussed and chosen, and current analytical methods, including GC, HPLC, GC-MS and LC-MS/MS, were given. Forecast on the future progress of analytical techniques in this field, was also given (26 ref. cited).