On: Plasticlist Report – Data on plastic chemicals in Bay Area foods

[nozzlegear]

> Additionally, acid in foods may break down the phthalate diesters we measured into monoesters, which our testing didn't detect. This means actual phthalate levels could be higher than reported.

Just curious, is it possible for the acid to break them down completely? Like, poof, no more harmful plastic monoester, it's now just plastic-adjacent goop?

[malfist → nozzlegear]

More likely it didn't break down the phthalate itself but interfered with the monomer their test method created and measured