Chemicals · Phthalate substitutes

DEHA in food

A plastic softener used in some food wraps and films. FDA background

What's a lot?

EPA's daily reference dose: 600 µg per kg of body weight. That is about 9,000 µg a day for a 33-lb toddler and 42,000 µg for a 154-lb adult. EPA's estimate of a daily amount unlikely to cause harm over a lifetime, with safety margins built in. Source

ppb means micrograms per kilogram of food: 100 ppb is 100 µg in 2.2 lb of food. A daily limit is about long-run averages; one high day is not the same as eating it every day.

Foods highest in DEHA

FDA's Total Diet Study does not report DEHA.

Foods with lab results

198 named foods have published results; the 10 highest are below. Each links to the full record.

Product	Median	Found in	Source
Stanford University Dining Meal (Beans, Chicken, Rice, Cauliflower)	1,148 ppb	3 of 3	Measured in this product PlasticList
Sweetgreen Chicken Pesto Parm Salad	503 ppb	4 of 4	Measured in this product PlasticList
Butter Chicken - SF Indian Restaurant - Takeout Container (45min)	300 ppb	2 of 2	Measured in this product PlasticList
Kate Farms, Moog Pediatric Standard Formula via Infinity Enteral Feeding Pump	157 ppb	1 of 1	Measured in this product PlasticList
Butter Chicken - SF Indian Restaurant	145 ppb	2 of 2	Measured in this product PlasticList
Chick-fil-A Market Salad	81 ppb	3 of 3	Measured in this product PlasticList
Chipotle Burrito with Red Beans Veggies Chicken and Sour Cream	59 ppb	1 of 1	Measured in this product PlasticList
Chicken Tikka Masala from Indian Restaurant	46 ppb	1 of 1	Measured in this product PlasticList
Breast Milk from Milk Bank Hospital Grade	41.1 ppb	1 of 1	Measured in this product PlasticList
Chicken Tikka Masala from Indian Restaurant after 45 Min in Takeout Container	35 ppb	1 of 1	Measured in this product PlasticList

Supplements, medicines and remedies (9)

Mostly imported remedies tested by health departments during lead-poisoning investigations.

Athletic Greens AG1 Dietary Supplementmedian 17 ppb, highest 17 · PlasticList
Nature Made Prenatal Folic Acid + DHA Supplementmedian <1,000 ppb, highest – · PlasticList
One A Day Womens Prenatal 1 Multivitamin with DHA & Folic Acidmedian <400 ppb, highest 460 · PlasticList
Thorne Prenatal DHA Dietary Supplementmedian <200 ppb, highest – · PlasticList
Thorne Basic Prenatal Dietary Supplementmedian <20 ppb, highest – · PlasticList
Emergen C 1000mg Vitamin C Immune Support Fizzy Drink Mix Orangemedian <20 ppb, highest – · PlasticList
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Rich Chocolatemedian <10 ppb, highest 11 · PlasticList
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Chocolate Peanut Buttermedian <10 ppb, highest – · PlasticList
Sunwarrior Active Creatine Monohydrate Unflavoredmedian <10 ppb, highest – · PlasticList

Historical samples (9)

Decades-old foods, such as 1950s military rations, tested for comparison. Not on sale today.

Cocoa Powder from 1920smedian <40 ppb, highest –
Ghirardelli Instant Ground Chocolate and Cocoa Powder from 1940smedian <10 ppb, highest –
Tap Water with Purification Tablets from 1973 (after 30min)median <10 ppb, highest –
Powdered Milk from 1952 Korean War Rationsmedian <10 ppb, highest –
Cocoa Powder from 1952 Korean War Rationsmedian <10 ppb, highest 12
Cane Sugar from 1952 Korean War Rationsmedian <10 ppb, highest –
Cracker from 1952 Korean War Rationsmedian <10 ppb, highest –
Milk Chocolate from 1962 Army Rationsmedian <10 ppb, highest –
Peanut Butter from 1962 Army Rationsmedian <10 ppb, highest –