N-nitrosodimethylamine in Spanish beers.
A survey of 21 beers produced in Spain during 1994 was conducted to assess contamination with volatile N-nitrosamines. N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), the only volatile N-nitrosamine detected, was found in 52% of Spanish beers at or above the detection level (0.05 microgram/kg). The mean NDMA level for all samples was 0.11 microgram/kg, and the range was from not detected to 0.55 microgram/kg. No differences in the NDMA content were observed between the different beer types. Individual daily intake of NDMA may reach up to 0.021 microgram/person/day for Spanish people.
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Unitat de Nutrició i Bromatologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
Barbour
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Scanlan
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D001515:Beer / Q000032:analysis*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D004128:Dimethylnitrosamine / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D013030:Spain
D002273:Carcinogens; D004128:Dimethylnitrosamine