Food and Chemical Toxicology 2011-08-01

The potential for human exposure, direct and indirect, to the suspected carcinogenic triphenylmethane dye Brilliant Green from green paper towels

Michalina Oplatowska, Ryan F. Donnelly, Rita J. Majithiya, D. Glenn Kennedy, Christopher T. Elliott

Index: Food Chem. Toxicol. 49(8) , 1870-6, (2011)

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Abstract

Highlights ► We have studied the transfer of a possibly carcinogenic dye Brilliant Green from green paper towels through the piglet skin. ► Detectable amount of dye has been found to migrate through and accumulate in the skin. ► High amount of dye has been also detected in food exposed to green paper towels. ► The risk associated with the use of green paper towels has been assessed using margin of exposure (MOE) approach.