title: Estimation of copper intake in moderate wine consumers in croatia.
abstract: To estimate Cu exposure level from wine consumption and to assess possible health risk for moderate wine consumers, wine samples were collected from different wine-growing areas of Croatia. Median concentrations were 180 μg L-1, range (76 to 292) μg L-1, in commercial wines and 258 μg L-1, range (115 to 7600) μg L-1, in homemade wines (P>0.05). Maximum permitted level of 1000 μg L-1 was exceeded in three homemade wines. However, daily intake of Cu from wine (in the range from 0.02 mg d-1 to 1.52 mg d-1) estimated from Cu concentration in all wine samples is lower than the tolerable upper intake level of 5 mg d-1 proposed by the EU Scientific Committee on Food and does not present a risk to moderate wine consumers.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia. btariba@imi.hr
authors.forename: Blanka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tariba
authors.forename: Zorana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kljaković-Gašpić
authors.forename: Alica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pizent
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis*; D017523:Croatia; D006801:Humans; D014920:Wine / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D003300:Copper