Nitrite in processed meat products in Khartoum, Sudan and dietary intake.
Nitrite intake from locally processed meat in Khartoum, Sudan was estimated and compared to established safety levels. For this purpose, 90 locally processed meat samples were collected randomly from retail outlets and analysed for nitrite levels according to the British standard 1992 protocol and 350 purchasers at retail outlets were questioned about their consumption pattern. Nitrite concentrations in all samples were below the Sudanese maximum limit (ML) of 100 mg kg-1for nitrite in meat products. Dietary exposure to nitrite for adults and children was estimated to be in the range of 0.026-0.128 and 0.107-0.511 mg kg-1bw day-1, respectively. This implies that nitrite intake for a significant number of consumers, especially children, are likely to exceed the established acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 0-0.07 mg kg-1bw/day of JECFA, in spite the fact that meat samples collected complied with the current ML.
a Department of Food Hygiene and Safety, Faculty of Public and Environmental Health , University of Khartoum , Khartoum , Sudan.|c Division of Toxicology , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands.
Aziza Hussein Bakheit
AH
Adam
a Department of Food Hygiene and Safety, Faculty of Public and Environmental Health , University of Khartoum , Khartoum , Sudan.|b Environmental Health Department, College of Health Sciences , University of Sharjah , Sharjah , UAE.
Nazik Eltayeb Musa
NE
Mustafa
c Division of Toxicology , Wageningen University , Wageningen , The Netherlands.
Ivonne M C M
IM
Rietjens
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004032:Diet; D005062:European Union; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D005511:Food Handling; D006801:Humans; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008461:Meat Products / Q000032:analysis*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis*; D013397:Sudan
D009573:Nitrites
ADI; Nitrite; Sudan; dietary intake; processed meat