In this study, the lead and cadmium test method of synthetic resin, processed cellulose, rubber, paper, starch in the 「Standards and specifications for food utensils, containers and packaging」 was intended to be improved so that the microwave acid...
In this study, the lead and cadmium test method of synthetic resin, processed cellulose, rubber, paper, starch in the 「Standards and specifications for food utensils, containers and packaging」 was intended to be improved so that the microwave acid decomposition method could be additionally applied from the existing dry ashing method. In addition, the cold vapor-atomic absorption spectrophotometry of the mercury test method was intended to improve the microwave acid decomposition method, which has a relatively simple test process. Based on the results of this study, the results of the pre-treatment with the microwave acid decomposition test method are judged to be effective, just like the dry ashing method and the lead, cadmium, and mercury analysis conducted with the nitric acid reflux cooling method. Therefore, even if the microwave acid decomposition method analyzes the lead, cadmium, and mercury contents of food utensils and container packaging products, the same analysis results as the existing test method can be obtained. The dry ash method(lead, cadmium) for the test of lead, cadmium, and mercury and the sulfuric acid reflux method (mercury) may take about 1 hour and 30 minutes for the dry ash method and more than 3 hours to 5 hours for the sulfuric acid reflux method. Therefore, the microwave acid decomposition method, which can complete the pretreatment of lead, cadmium, and mercury within about 1 hour and 30 minutes, is considered to be a more efficient test method compared to the time required for pretreatment. Therefore, if the microwave acid decomposition pretreatment method is added to the existing test method of 「Standards and specifications for food utensils, containers and packaging (Notification No. 2024-29, JUNE 21, 2024」, the tester can choose the appropriate heavy metal test method considering the situation in each test room, and it is judged that flexible and efficient tests will be possible accordingly.