title: Fluoride concentrations of infant foods and drinks in the United Kingdom.
abstract: Fluoride analyses of baby foods were carried out using a microdiffusion technique, which was found to be reproducible and accurate with less than 8% error. Analysis of 113 baby foods and drinks showed a wide range of fluoride concentrations: 0.01-0.31 mg F/kg for baby milk products; 0.04-0.72 mg F/kg for meat products; 0.04-0.70 mg F/kg for cereals; 0.03-0.48 mg F/kg for vegetable products; 0.03-0.07 mg F/kg for fruits; 0.02-0.28 mg F/kg for desserts, and 0.01-0.51 mg F/l for baby drinks. None of the baby foods and drinks contained fluoride of a sufficiently high concentration to be of concern or likely to contribute to enamel mottling, when used in the normal way.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Dental Health, University of Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vlachou
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Curzon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D003611:Dairy Products / Q000032:analysis; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry; D005396:Fish Products / Q000032:analysis; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis*; D008461:Meat Products / Q000032:analysis; D008892:Milk / Q000032:analysis; D006113:United Kingdom; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides