Human health risk assessment of arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury ingestion from baby foods

Parker, Gwendolyn H.; Gillie, Caroline E.; Miller, Julie V.; Badger, Deanna E.; Kreider, Marisa L.

doi:10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.02.001

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“…Mercury was undetected in all food samples. Non-cancer health risk was evaluated based on calculating hazard quotients (HQ) for each heavy metal, within each food group, for each age range (21). Based on these assessments, Parker et al (21) found human health risks (cancerous or non-cancerous) are not expected for the level of cadmium and mercury found in all sample foods.…”

Section: Analysis and Quantification Of Heavy Metalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Non-cancer health risk was evaluated based on calculating hazard quotients (HQ) for each heavy metal, within each food group, for each age range (21). Based on these assessments, Parker et al (21) found human health risks (cancerous or non-cancerous) are not expected for the level of cadmium and mercury found in all sample foods. Similarly, Martins et al (22) assessed the total mercury concentrations in infant foods available in Portugal and found that the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PWTI) in foods, other than fish and shellfish, was not exceeded.…”

Section: Analysis and Quantification Of Heavy Metalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Contrary to the previously discussed studies, Parker et al ( 21 ) evaluated the presence of and calculated exposure and risk assessments for arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium in fruit, grain, leguminous vegetable, and root vegetable based baby foods to assess health risk of consumption of these baby food categories.…”

Section: Analysis and Quantification Of Heavy Metalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Following standard risk assessments guidelines, this study established quantification ranges, limit of detection and upper-bound exposure concentrations following a method validated by the FDA. Exposure assessment was broken into 3 age groups (birth to <1 year, 1 year to <2 years, and 2 years to <3 years) and calculations to determine average daily dose (ADD) and lifetime average daily dose (LADD) included data on mean ingredient-specific intake rates from the EPA ( 21 ).…”

Section: Analysis and Quantification Of Heavy Metalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Analysis and Quantification Of Heavy Metalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Narrative Review of Toxic Heavy Metal Content of Infant and Toddler Foods and Evaluation of United States Policy

Bair

2022

Front. Nutr.

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Excessive exposure to inorganic contaminants through ingestion of foods, such as those commonly referred to as heavy metals may cause cancer and other non-cancerous adverse effects. Infants and young children are especially vulnerable to these toxic effects due to their immature development and high ’food intake/ body weight' ratio. Concerns have been raised by multiple independent studies that heavy metals have been found to be present in many foods in the infant and child food sector. Most recently, reports from the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy suggest subpar testing practices, lenient or absent standards, and limited oversight of food manufacturers perpetuate the presence of these contaminants in infant and toddler foods. The aim of this narrative review is to evaluate the current state of policies in the United States designed to safe-guard against excessive heavy metal exposure and to discuss what is presently known about the presence of the so-called heavy metals; arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium found in infant and toddler foods. PubMed was used to search for studies published between 1999 and 2022 using a combination of search terms including: “heavy metal,” “contamination,” “infant,” “toddler,” and “complementary food”.

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Section: Analysis and Quantification Of Heavy Metalsmentioning

confidence: 99%