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Table 3 Genotoxicity results of the tested non-polar extracts

From: Hazardous chemicals in non-polar extracts from paper and cardboard food packaging: an effect-based evaluation

Sample

Concentration

MN

EMA

Statistical significance

% ± SD

Fold change ± SD

% ± SD

Vehicle control

1%

0.25 ± 0.05

1.00 ± 0.20

3.63 ± 0.78

–

Bag for cookies

10 mg/mL

0.44 ± 0.05

1.73 ± 0.21

2.90 ± 0.23

N/S

Packages for frozen food

10 mg/mL

0.43 ± 0.20

1.71 ± 0.77

3.14 ± 0.42

N/S

Boxes for fries’ and hamburgers

10 mg/mL

0.62 ± 0.10

2.42 ± 0.38

4.63 ± 1.17

****

MMC

100 nM

1.63 ± 0.19

5.10 ± 0.61

5.36 ± 1.29

****

200 nM

3.95 ± 0.32

12.34 ± 1.00

6.61 ± 1.32

****

  1. The number of technical repeats (n) was 4 for both samples and vehicle controls. The data show the mean ± SD of two individual runs
  2. N/S ‘not significant’ samples
  3. ****Indicate a p-value of < 0.0001
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