title: Risk assessment related to biogenic amines occurrence in ready-to-eat baby foods.
abstract: Potential adverse reactions among infants and young children could appear after consumption of food containing small amounts of bioactive amines. This study presents the first assessment of biogenic amines occurrence in ready-to-eat vegetable without/with fish, meat and fruit baby products intended for the youngest consumers. The biogenic amine profiles and quantities of 6 amines were evaluated in 68 commercial baby foods produced by 10 leading manufacturers available in Poland, using HPLC-APCI-MS method. The total amine contents in analyzed products were obtained in the range of 1283-101421 ng/g. The maximum level of histamine (2375 ng/g) was found in the sample with spinach, tyramine (1667 ng/g) in fruit sample with banana, and of di- and polyamines (1263-53416 ng/g) in samples containing green peas. The results of amine analysis in baby foods indicated the presence of food ingredients which may be necessary to remove (tuna, possibly spinach) or reduce the amount added (spinach, green peas), either reduce their use by infants under 12 months of age (beef). Special attention should also be given to control the consumption of fruit baby products containing banana (higher tyramine and putrescine level). On the basis of obtained results a potential %ARfD, and the BAI were also evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Quality, Prof. Wacław Dąbrowski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology, 36 Rakowiecka, 02-532 Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: anna.czajkowskamyslek@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Czajkowska-Mysłek
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, 4/10 Stefanowskiego, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leszczyńska
mesh_terms: D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D057140:Fast Foods / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D011044:Poland
chemical_list: D001679:Biogenic Amines
keywords: Baby food; Biogenic amines; Fish; Fruit; Risk assessment; Vegetable