title: Development of a Database of the Fluoride Content of Selected Drinks and Foods in the UK.
abstract: It is important to monitor systemic fluoride (F) intake from foods, drinks and inadvertent toothpaste ingestion in order to minimise the risk of dental fluorosis while maximising caries prevention. In the UK, an F database containing the F content of commercially available foods and drinks was compiled from 518 products analysed using an acid-diffusion method and F-ion-selective electrode. The individual products analysed ranged from <0.01 µg F/100 g for butter/margarine (miscellaneous foods group) to 1,054.20 µg F/100 g for canned sardines (fish group). These findings, along with the wide range of F contents found within the food groups, highlight the need for comprehensive F content labelling of food and drink products.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: F Vida
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Zohoori
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maguire
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001628:Beverages / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062313:Databases, Pharmaceutical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control; D015930:Diet Records; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis*; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000517:prevention & control; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005515:Food Labeling; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis*; D017736:Ion-Selective Electrodes; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000032:analysis*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D014100:Toothpastes; D005459:Fluorides