title: Estimate of the maximal daily dietary intake of butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene in The Netherlands.
abstract: The daily dietary intake of the phenolic antioxidants butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and/or butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) was estimated using data obtained from a nationwide dietary record survey carried out in The Netherlands in 1987/1988. The estimates were based on the fat content of selected food categories and their respective maximum permitted levels of BHA and/or BHT. The results indicate that it is unlikely that the current acceptable daily intake for BHA (0-0.05 mg/kg body weight) is surpassed, even in individuals with an extremely high caloric intake, except in extreme cases in 1-6-year-olds. However, it cannot be excluded that the acceptable daily intake for BHT (FAO/WHO: 0-0.125 mg/kg; EEC: 0-0.05 mg/kg) is exceeded in all age and sex groups, but particularly in children aged 1-6 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Biology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Verhagen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Deerenberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: ten Hoor
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kleinjans
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002083:Butylated Hydroxyanisole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000592:standards*; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000592:standards*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D009426:Netherlands; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene; D002083:Butylated Hydroxyanisole