Artigos Científicos

Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III


Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5388732/
 

. 2017; 29(1): 19.

Published online 2017 Apr 12. doi: 10.1186/s12302-017-0116-y

PMCID: PMC5388732 PMID: 28458989

 

Thorsten Stahl,corresponding authorSandy Falk,2 Alice Rohrbeck,2 Sebastian Georgii,2 Christin Herzog,1 Alexander Wiegand,1 Svenja Hotz,3 Bruce Boschek,4 Holger Zorn,3 and Hubertus Brunn5

 

Abstract

Background

In spite of the prevalence of aluminum in nature, no organism has been found to date which requires this element for its biological functions. The possible health risks to human beings resulting from uptake of aluminum include detrimental effects to the hemopoietic system, the nervous system and bones. Aluminum is used in many fields and occurs in numerous foodstuffs. Food contact materials containing aluminum represent an anthropogenic source of dietary aluminum.

Results

As a result of their frequent use in private households a study was undertaken to detect migration of this metal to foodstuffs from drink containers, coffee pots, grill pans, and camping cookware made of aluminum.

Conclusions

An estimate of the health risk to consumers is calculated, based on the tolerable weekly intake (TWI) specified by the European Food Safety Authority of 1 mg/kg body weight for all groups of people. In some instances the TWI is significantly exceeded, dependent upon the food contact material and the food itself.

Keywords: Aluminum, Exposure, Migration limit, Tolerable weekly intake

 



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