Determining the content of lead and cadmium in infant food from the Polish market.
The present study aimed to analyse the toxic metals in the baby fruit and vegetable desserts, juices and dinners available on the Polish market, and find that these products a less are safe for infants. The average daily intake of cadmium and lead found in one jar of dessert, one bottle of juice and one jar of baby dinner is, respectively, 0.20 μg (2% of PTDI) and 0.82 μg (2.2% of PTDI), 0.15 μg (2% of PTDI) and 4.86 μg (13.6% of PTDI), and 0.98 μg (10% of PTDI) and 2.36 μg (6.7% of PTDI). It was confirmed that all the examined baby food met the requirements regarding lead and cadmium contamination, and the obtained results were lower than the maximum acceptable level of the contamination with these metals. It may be assumed that fruit and vegetable products available on the Polish market are safe for infants. However, in some products, the levels of cadmium and lead were high.
Department of Bromatology and Food Physiology, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland. anna.mieczan@up.lublin.pl
Anna
A
Winiarska-Mieczan
Bożena
B
Kiczorowska
D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000737:chemistry*; D003132:Commerce; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry*; D011044:Poland; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry
D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead