Total Diet Studies—Examples from Sweden

Becker, Wulf

doi:10.1006/jfca.2000.0907

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“…Co-op Fukushima planned and conducted a series of surveys on radiocaesium contamination in daily meals of 200 families living in the affected areas of the F1-NPP nuclear accident with the extensive support of JCCU. This survey is not based on the so-called basket analysis that was employed in Europe after the Chernobyl accident [5]. This is because meals consumed by Fukushima residents, or by the Japanese in general, contain substantially larger varieties of foodstuffs than in Europe.…”

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Intake of radioactive materials as assessed by the duplicate diet method in Fukushima

Sato

Nonaka

Tada³

2013

J. Radiol. Prot.

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A large quantity of radioactive materials was released from Reactor-II of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (F-1 NPP). People living in the area affected by the release are concerned about internal exposures from the daily intakes of contaminated foodstuffs. In order to assess whether the people should be concerned, Co-op Fukushima (Consumer Co-operative in Fukushima Prefecture) conducted a broad survey of radiocaesium in daily meals for which local inhabitants voluntarily provided a set of duplicate meals. Analyses by the duplicate diet method were conducted from November 2011 to March 2012 and from June 2012 to September 2012, each covering 100 families throughout the prefecture. Among the 200 meals thus analysed, 12 were found to have (134)Cs and/or (137)Cs concentrations exceeding 1 Bq kg(-1). Even with the largest radiocaesium value in our survey, daily consumption of such meals throughout a year gave an annual committed effective dose that did not exceed 0.1 mSv.

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Intake of radioactive materials as assessed by the duplicate diet method in Fukushima

Sato

Nonaka

Tada³

2013

J. Radiol. Prot.

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“…96 food samples were collected, which were both fresh (meat, green/other vegetables, fish, fruits, milk, bottled/ mineral water and so on) and processed (yoghurt, seasonings, soup stock, cereals and so on), and categorized into 18 groups according to some reports [11,12]. This method is the one of common type of data mining for toxic or harmful matters, such as heavy metals, dioxins, PCBs, and radioactive materials in foodstuffs, and called ''market basket analysis'' [13].…”

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High-sensitivity determination of radioactive cesium in Japanese foodstuffs: 3 years after the Fukushima accident

Shozugawa

Saito²,

Hori

et al. 2015

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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We analyzed 134 Cs, 137 Cs and 40 K in 96 foodstuffs in supermarkets with high sensitivity over 3 years after Fukushima accident. Milk, yoghurt, rice, tea, salmon, cereal, blueberry, miso, and apples had a trace of 134 Cs and 137 Cs from 10 -3 to 10 0 Bq/kg, however, some mushrooms that were bought in the outer Fukushima prefecture were contaminated by radioactive cesium over the regulatory limit (100 Bq/kg). In view of the 134 Cs/ 137 Cs radioactivity ratio, we can conclude that 137 Cs detected in remote areas 300 km or more from Fukushima Nuclear power plant contained activity from Pre-Fukushima events such as Chernobyl accident (1986) and atmospheric nuclear explosions (from 1945).

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“…The next step would be formulating the customized food list for preparation/cooking and chemical analysis while representing the total diet of the population based on the aforementioned data source such as Food Balance Sheets (29) , household budget survey data (30) , national dietary intake survey data, etc. Generally, this task is performed on the basis of the average intake amount and consumption frequency of commonly consumed foods covering considerable portion (ideally, 90% or more) of the total food intake of population or subpopulations (31 - 36) .…”

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Total Diet Study: For a Closer-to-real Estimate of Dietary Exposure to Chemical Substances

Kim

Lee

Kwon

et al. 2015

Toxicological Research

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Recent amendment on the Food Sanitation Act in Korea mandated the Minister of Food & Drug Safety to secure the scientific basis for management and reevaluation of standards and specifications of foods. Especially because the current food safety control is limited within the scope of ‘Farm to Market’ covering from production to retail in Korea, safety control at the plane of true ‘Farm to Fork’ scope is urgently needed and should include ‘total diet’ of population instead of individual food items. Therefore, ‘Total Diet Study (TDS)’ which provides ‘closer-to-real’ estimates of exposure to hazardous materials through analysis on table-ready (cooked) samples of foods would be the solution to more comprehensive food safety management, as suggested by World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Although the protection of diets from hazards must be considered as one of the most essential public health functions of any country, we may need to revisit the value of foods which has been too much underrated by the meaningless amount of some hazardous materials in Korea. Considering the primary value of foods lies on sustaining life, growth, development, and health promotion of human being, food safety control should be handled not only by the presence or absence of hazardous materials but also by maximizing the value of foods via balancing with the preservation of beneficial components in foods embracing total diet. In this regard, this article aims to provide an overview on TDS by describing procedures involved except chemical analysis which is beyond our scope. Also, details on the ongoing TDS in Korea are provided as an example. Although TDS itself might not be of keen interest for most readers, it is the main user of the safety reference values resulted from toxicological research in the public health perspective.

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Total Diet Studies—Examples from Sweden

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

Intake of radioactive materials as assessed by the duplicate diet method in Fukushima

Intake of radioactive materials as assessed by the duplicate diet method in Fukushima

High-sensitivity determination of radioactive cesium in Japanese foodstuffs: 3 years after the Fukushima accident

Total Diet Study: For a Closer-to-real Estimate of Dietary Exposure to Chemical Substances

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