title: Estimation of sulphite in food in France.
abstract: Estimates have been made of the consumption levels of sulphites in foods in France using two methods, a global and a segmented protocol. The global method gave an estimated average intake of 20 mg SO2/day/capita; the segmented method gave estimates of 1.96 mg/day/capita for non-consumers of alcoholic beverages and 31.5 mg/day/capita for average consumers of cider, beer and wine. The risk of exceeding the Acceptable Daily Intake concerns only regular consumers (40-75 years old) of alcoholic beverages, particularly wine, the main vector. The global approach appears to be a simple and useful method for estimating intakes.
authors.affiliation: Groupe BSN, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mareschi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: François-Collange
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suschetet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001628:Beverages; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D005504:Food Analysis; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013447:Sulfites / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D013447:Sulfites