| Assessment of dietary exposure to PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB in infant formulae available on the EU market. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20932547 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
In infant period, human milk and infant formulae are the major sources of exposure to dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). Since in many parts of Europe the mothers are increasingly reluctant to breastfeed their babies, the main objective of the present study is to assess the level of exposure of non-breast-fed infants during their early development. Consequently, the concentration levels of PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB were determined in industrial infant formulae including "starting" (aged 0-4months) and "follow-on" (after 4months) products of milk formula, soy formula and hypoallergenic infant formula, available on the EU market. Furthermore, dietary exposure to dioxin of exclusively formula-fed infants was assessed at each month from 0 to 9months. The results suggest that dietary exposure to dioxins via formulae is higher when consuming "starting" than "follow-on" infant formulae on a body-weight basis. Estimated dietary exposure after 4months of age was always below the lowest range of the Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) of 1pg WHO-TEQkg(-1)bwd(-1) and Provisional Tolerable Monthly Intake (PTMI) of 70pg WHO-TEQkg(-1)bwmonth(-1). The highest estimated cumulative dietary exposure to PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB was obtained considering infants of 0-1months fed with the "starting" hypoallergenic infant formula (2.8pg WHO-TEQkg(-1)bwd(-1) and 84pg WHO-TQkg(-1)bwmonth(-1)). However, these elevated levels are much lower than those observed in some studies in breast-fed infants. The study can be used for further risk assessments in regard to infant exposure. |
| | |
Authors:
|
M Pandelova; R Piccinelli; S Kasham; B Henkelmann; C Leclercq; K-W Schramm |
Related Documents
:
|
15347767 - Increased poliovirus-specific intestinal antibody response coincides with promotion of ... 3569347 - Fat absorption in preterm infants fed a taurine-enriched formula. 839327 - Milk protein quantity and quality in low-birth-weight infants. iv. effects on tyrosine ... 1508607 - Copper status of very low birth weight infants during the first 12 months of infancy. 8171017 - Left hemisphere dominance for processing vocalizations in adult, but not infant, rhesus... 3435397 - Why should senescence evolve? an answer based on a simple demographic model. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-10-06 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Chemosphere Volume: 81 ISSN: 1879-1298 ISO Abbreviation: Chemosphere Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-10-18 Completed Date: 2011-01-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0320657 Medline TA: Chemosphere Country: England |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1018-21 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
|
Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Ecological Chemistry, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany. pandelova@helmholtz-muenchen.de |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Benzofurans
/
analysis* Dioxins / analysis Environmental Exposure / analysis, statistics & numerical data Environmental Pollutants / analysis* European Union Female Humans Infant Infant Formula / chemistry* Infant, Newborn Male Polychlorinated Biphenyls / analysis* Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin / analogs & derivatives*, analysis |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
0/Benzofurans; 0/Dioxins; 0/Environmental Pollutants; 0/Polychlorinated Biphenyls; 0/chlorinated dibenzofurans; 0/polychlorodibenzo-4-dioxin; 1746-01-6/Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Effects of aeration patterns on the flow field in wastewater aeration tanks.
Next Document: Occurrence of priority hazardous PAHs in water, suspended particulate matter, sediment and common ee...