Is there DEHA (diethylhexyl adipate) migrating from the PET bottles to the product?
Is DEHA carcinogenic? 1. DEHA is not a raw material, by-product, or decomposition product in PET manufacture so it cannot leach out from the PET bottle since it is not there in the first place. 2. This DEHA topic came from a master’s thesis of a University of Idaho student, which was published without peer review. Experts suspect that DEHA, which is a common plasticizer, may have come from the laboratory and could have contaminated the work of the student. 3. Even if present, DEHA is NOT a human carcinogen based on the evaluations of the US Occupational Safety and Health Organization (OSHA), National Toxicology Program (NTP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). It is even allowed by the US FDA for food contact applications. Is hot-filling causing chemicals to migrate from the PET bottle to the product? PET bottles can be hot-filled based on conditions of use for PET bottles (US CFR 21 Part 177), which requires a maximum fil
