Survey of total mercury in infant formulae and oral electrolytes sold in Canada

Autor:	Robert Dabeka, Arthur D. Mckenzie
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Food Handling Administration Oral chemistry.chemical_element Food Contamination Health Promotion Electrolyte Toxicology Poisons Electrolytes Animal science Limit of Detection Humans Ontario Detection limit Health Policy Quebec Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Reproducibility of Results Soy Foods Background concentrations Mercury Contamination Food Inspection Infant Formula Mercury (element) Dilution chemistry Infant formula Rehydration Solutions Environmental chemistry Guideline Adherence Drug Contamination Food Science Food contaminant
Zdroj:	Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B. 5:65-69
ISSN:	1939-3229 1939-3210
Popis:	Total mercury (Hg) was measured in 150 infant formula products (as sold) and oral electrolyte solutions purchased in Canada in 2003. Results less than the limit of detection (LOD) were reported as the numeric value of the LOD. Electrolytes contained the lowest concentrations, averaging 0.026 ng/g. Average levels in milk-based ready-to-use, concentrated liquid and powdered concentrate were 0.028, 0.069 and 0.212 ng/g, respectively. In soy-based formulae, the respective mean concentrations were 0.049, 0.101 and 0.237 ng/g. These concentrations cannot be considered on an absolute basis because 76% of sample concentrations fell below the limit of detection. Despite the inability to measure many of the actual background concentrations, the method was sufficiently sensitive to identify clear cases of low-level Hg contamination (up to 1.5 ng/g) of individual lots of powdered formula. Also, all the different lots of one brand of concentrated liquid infant formulae had significantly higher concentrations of Hg than those of all other concentrated liquid products. After dilution with preparation water, the Hg concentrations in all products would be lower than the Canadian Drinking Water Guideline for Hg of 1 ng/mL and too low to impact on health.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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