title: Aluminium levels in milk and infant formulae.
abstract: Aluminium levels in infant formulae purchased in 1990 and prepared as for consumption were in the range 530 micrograms/l to 640 micrograms/l for soya-based products and 27 micrograms/l to 120 micrograms/l for cows' milk-based formulae. Mean aluminium concentrations in these soya and cows' milk-based samples were, on average, 37% and 45% lower, respectively, than those of the same brands purchased between 1985 and 1987. Levels of aluminium in breast milk were in the range 3 micrograms/l to 79 micrograms/l. In the case of retail cows' milk, values ranged from 4 micrograms/l to 33 micrograms/l whilst more variable amounts of between 5 micrograms/l and 285 micrograms/l were detected in retail soya milk.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Safety Directorate, Food Science Laboratory, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Burrell
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Crews
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Massey
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis*; D008892:Milk / Q000032:analysis*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D013025:Glycine max
chemical_list: D000535:Aluminum