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Food simulants (95% ethanol, 10% ethanol, and 4% acetic acid) were used for migration tests according to guideline recommendations, and liver cells were treated with PEEK food migrations for 24 h. Results showed decreased cell viability, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS), reduced mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn), and down-regulated PGC-1\u03b1\/Nrf2 pathway-related genes (Sirt1, PGC-1\u03b1, NRF1, Nrf2, TFAM). Furthermore, these alterations were reversed, and mitochondrial damage was alleviated by the addition of the PGC-1\u03b1 activator ZLN005. 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