title: [Fluoride poisoning caused by rhubarb fruit juice--case report].
abstract: In the course of industrial-scale manufacture of unfermented rhubarb fruit juice, the deacidifying agent CaCl2 was confused with the disinfectant NH4HF2. Hence, fluoride in a quantity of up to 0.6 g/l was present in the unfermented fruit juice. Signs of acute fluoride poisoning were therefore seen after ingestion of the rhubarb juice. The incident as well as the steps taken by the relevant control authorities are described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Kreis-Hygieneinspektion Riesa.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scholze
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lischke
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hübner
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schäfer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D064751:Ammonium Compounds; D001628:Beverages / Q000506:poisoning*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005458:Fluoride Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005525:Food-Processing Industry; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D012250:Rheum
chemical_list: D064751:Ammonium Compounds; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C024822:ammonium fluoride; D005459:Fluorides
vernacular_title: Fluoridvergiftung durch Rhabarber-Süssmost--Fallbeschreibung.