scholarly journals The Intake of Phosphorus and Nitrites through Meat Products: A Health Risk Assessment of Children Aged 1 to 9 Years Old in Serbia

Nutrients ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Jelena Milešević ◽  
Danijela Vranić ◽  
Mirjana Gurinović ◽  
Vladimir Korićanac ◽  
Branka Borović ◽  
...  

This study provides the data on dietary exposure of Serbian children to nitrites and phosphorus from meat products by combining individual consumption data with available analytical data of meat products. A total of 2603 and 1900 commercially available meat products were categorized into seven groups and analysed for nitrite and phosphorous content. The highest mean levels of nitrite content, expressed as NaNO2, were found in finely minced cooked sausages (40.25 ± 20.37 mg/kg), followed by canned meat (34.95 ± 22.12 mg/kg) and coarsely minced cooked sausages (32.85 ± 23.25 mg/kg). The EDI (estimated daily intake) of nitrites from meat products, calculated from a National Food Consumption Survey in 576 children aged 1–9 years, indicated that the Serbian children population exceeded the nitrite ADI (acceptable daily intake) proposed by EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) in 6.4% of children, with a higher proportion in 1–3-year-old participants. The mean phosphorus concentration varied from 2.71 ± 1.05 g/kg to 6.12 ± 1.33 g/kg in liver sausage and pate and smoked meat products, respectively. The EDI of phosphorus from meat products was far below the ADI proposed by EFSA, indicating that the use of phosphorus additives in Serbian meat products is generally in line with legislation.

2021 ◽  
Vol 854 (1) ◽  
pp. 012057
Author(s):  
D Milicevic ◽  
D Vranic ◽  
V Koricanac ◽  
Z Petrovic ◽  
A Bajcic ◽  
...  

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the dietary exposure of phosphorus in the Serbian adult population by combining individual consumption data with available data for analysed meat products. During a three years period of investigation (2018 to 2020), a total of 682 samples consisting of 425 cooked sausages and 257 smoked meat products were collected from different local retail markets across the Serbia to examine phosphorus concentrations. The mean phosphorus concentration, expressed as P2O5, varied from 4.68±0.88 g/kg to 6.05±1.30 g/kg in finely minced cooked sausages and smoked meat products, respectively. The average estimated daily dietary intake (exposure) (EDI) of phosphorus ranged from 1.115 mg/kg BW (body weight)/day (finely minced cooked sausages) to 1.441 mg/kg BW/day (smoked meat products). Phosphorus dietary intake (exposure) averaged 3.08% of the acceptable daily intake (ADI: 40 mg/kg BW/day). According to our results, the average phosphorus exposure in the Serbian adult population from consumption of these meat products is far below the European ADI.


2003 ◽  
Vol 89 (S1) ◽  
pp. S31-S38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liisa M. Valsta ◽  
Annamari Kilkkinen ◽  
Witold Mazur ◽  
Tarja Nurmi ◽  
Anna-Maija Lampi ◽  
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Information on phyto-oestrogen intake in various populations has been scanty until now, primarily because data on the content of these compounds in foods were lacking. We report here on expansion of the Finnish National Food Composition Database (Fineli®) with values for the plant lignans matairesinol and secoisolariciresinol and the isoflavones daidzein and genistein. The values, expressed as aglycones, were based on food analyses (mainly GC–MS) or imputed from analytical data for 180 foods for lignans and 160 foods for isoflavones; additionally, over 1000 values were derived from the recipe database of Fineli. Average intake of these phyto-oestrogens was calculated using food consumption data of the National Dietary Survey FINDIET 1997, which was carried out in a random sample of the adult population in five areas in Finland. The dietary data were collected by 24 h recall (n=2862). The mean lignan intake was 434 (standard deviation (SD) 1575) μg/d and the mean isoflavone intake was 788 (SD 673) μg/d. Women had a higher lignan density (μg lignans/MJ) in their diet than men (P<0·05). Men had a higher mean daily isoflavone intake, 902 (SD 368) μg, than women, 668 (SD 963) μg (P<0·05). The sources of lignans were many: seeds, cereals, fruit, berries and vegetables. The main sources of isoflavones appeared to be processed meat products/sausages containing soya as an ingredient, and legumes as such. The average intake of lignans and isoflavones in Finland seems to be low, but intake varies throughout the population.


2002 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amara Vongbuddhapitak ◽  
Kanokporn Atisook ◽  
Gobthong Thoophom ◽  
Boonpai Sungwaranond ◽  
Yuwadee Lertreungdej ◽  
...  

Abstract To monitor the exposure of the Thai to pesticide residues in foods, the intake of pesticides based on the total diet approach has been studied in Thailand continually since 1989. Food items were chosen and their proportions of daily consumption were calculated from the national food consumption survey conducted by the Department of Health in 1986. Seventy-seven items of food including drinking water were classified into 12 groups according to their sources of contamination and the analytical methods used. Shopping lists and standard procedures for collecting samples and cooking were developed. Twelve food composites from each of the 4 regions were analyzed for nearly 100 pesticides. All analyses used multiresidue analytical methods, and the total daily dietary intakes of pesticide residues were estimated from the average amount of food consumed by Thais. Among 24 pesticides found in the 8 year study, DDT, dimethoate, methamidophos, and parathion methyl were found every year. However, dietary intakes of all pesticides were far below the established acceptable daily intake. In 1999, the study methodology was redesigned to accommodate the new national food consumption survey data.


2004 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 671-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Valsta ◽  
A. Lemström ◽  
M.-L. Ovaskainen ◽  
A.-M. Lampi ◽  
J. Toivo ◽  
...  

The Finnish national food composition database Fineli® was updated with recent analytical values for plant sterols (PS) (sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, avenasterol, brassicasterols and stanols) and cholesterol. The quality of the new analytical data was assessed. The aims of the present study were: (1) to compare the effect of old and new database values on PS and cholesterol intakes based on average per capita food consumption data; (2) to estimate the current intake and major sources of these compounds in various population groups according to the national FINDIET 1997 survey data. The intake of total PS was 305 mg/d for men and 237 mg/d for women. The respective intakes for cholesterol were 284 mg/d and 201 mg/d. Women had a higher density of PS in their diets than men, whereas the cholesterol density in the diets did not differ between genders. Cereals, margarine, vegetables and vegetable oils were the main food sources of PS. Meat, meat products and eggs were the main sources of cholesterol. A 9 % greater PS intake estimate was obtained with the new PS database compared with the old PS database, probably due to minor methodological differences between the new and old analyses. Notable changes in analytical methods suggest a lower value (−19 %) for cholesterol intake calculated from the new database compared with the old one. We conclude that researchers can have confidence in the new values for PS and cholesterol, because systematic evaluation of the new analytical values showed them to be of high quality.


2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Galvin ◽  
M Kiely ◽  
A Flynn

AbstractObjective:To describe the consumption of ready-to-eat-breakfast cereals (RTEBCs) in Irish adults and its impact on adequacy and safety of micronutrient intakes and compliance with dietary recommendations.Design:Analysis for this paper used data from the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey that estimated habitual food intake using a 7-day food diary in a representative sample of adults aged 18–64 years (n=1379; 662 men, 717 women).Results:Despite the small quantity consumed (mean 28.6gday-1or 4.7% of total energy intake), RTEBCs made an important contribution to the mean daily intake of carbohydrate (8.1%), starch (10.8%), dietary fibre (9.8%) and non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) (10.8%) in consumers. Increased consumption was associated with a more fibre-dense diet and with greater compliance with dietary recommendations for fat, carbohydrate and NSP. Fortified RTEBCs contributed significantly to mean daily intakes of iron (18%), thiamin (14%), riboflavin (17%), niacin (15%), vitamin B6(13%), total folate (18%) and vitamin D (10%) and most of the contribution was from micronutrients added to RTEBCs. Increased consumption of fortified RTEBCs was associated with an increased nutrient density for a number of micronutrients and with a lower prevalence of dietary inadequacy of calcium, iron, riboflavin and folate, particularly in women. However, it was not associated with intakes in excess of the Tolerable Upper Intake Level for any micronutrient.Conclusions:The consumption of RTEBCs is associated with improved compliance with dietary recommendations for fat, carbohydrate and fibre, with a more micronutrient-dense diet and a reduced risk of dietary inadequacy for calcium, iron, riboflavin and folate, without increasing the risk of excessive intakes of micronutrients.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Serena Altissimi ◽  
Rossana Roila ◽  
Raffaella Branciari ◽  
Dino Miraglia ◽  
David Ranucci ◽  
...  

Acrylamide dietary intakes from selected street foods in youth population are estimated. The intake evaluation was carried out by combining levels of acrylamide in food, analytically determined by high performance liquid chromatography, with individual consumption data recorded using a questionnaire applied to a group of 200 students aged 19 to 30. The mean value of acrylamide exposure was recorded to be 0.452 μg/kg bw/day, while the average intakes at 50th and 95th percentile were 0.350 μg/kg bw/day and 1.539 μg/kg bw/day, respectively. The street food categories that contributed the most to acrylamide intake are pizza and French fries. The margins of exposure, based on benchmark dose limits defined for neoplastic effects and peripheral neuropathy, are within the range of values that indicate a concern for public health as defined by European Authority for Food Safety (EFSA), confirming the needed effort to reduce acrylamide dietary exposure.


2021 ◽  
Vol 854 (1) ◽  
pp. 012106
Author(s):  
D Vranic ◽  
V Koricanac ◽  
D Milicevic ◽  
J Djinovic-Stojanovic ◽  
T Geric ◽  
...  

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine levels of nitrites in some meat products sold on the Serbian market over a period of 3 years (2018-2020) and to compare results with maximum residue levels as well to discuss dietary exposure of the Serbian adult population to nitrites.A total of 1291 meat product samples, produced by the Serbian meat industry or imported (509 dry fermented sausages, 37 semi-dry fermented sausages, 451 finely minced cooked sausages and 294 coarsely minced cooked sausages), were obtained from the Serbian retail market during 2018-2020.Higher mean levels of nitrite content, expressed as NaNO2, were found in cooked sausages (40.35 mg kg-1, finely minced and 33.75 mg kg-1, coarsely minced) compared to fermented sausages (1.86 mg kg-1 dry fermented and 1.83 mg kg-1, semi-dry fermented).The average dietary exposure to nitrites, expressed as nitrite ion, for the Serbian adult population varies from 0.001 to 0.015 mg kg-1body weight (BW) day-1 and was far below the European acceptable daily intake (0.07 mg kg-1 BW day-1). In conclusion, the concentrations of nitrite in all meat products were below established maximum permitted levels (national and European), indicating that the use of nitrite as a food additive in Serbia is generally in line with existing regulations.


2008 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
pp. 2148-2152 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSER MARTÍ-CID ◽  
JUAN M. LLOBET ◽  
VICTORIA CASTELL ◽  
JOSE L. DOMINGO

The concentrations of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) were measured in samples of foodstuffs widely consumed by the population of Catalonia, Spain. Food samples were randomly acquired in 12 cities of Catalonia between March and June of 2006. HCB levels were determined by high-resolution gas chromatography–high-resolution mass spectrometry. The dietary intake of HCB was subsequently estimated for the population of Catalonia, and the results were compared with those of a survey performed in 2000. The highest HCB concentrations were found in oils and fats, fish and seafood, and dairy products, with mean levels of 0.481, 0.330, and 0.284 ng/g of fresh weight, respectively. HCB intake was estimated for four population groups: children, adolescents, adults, and seniors (aged &gt; 65 years). The highest and lowest HCB intake corresponded to children and seniors, respectively. Similar results were found in our 2000 survey. For a standard male adult of 70-kg body weight, in the 2000 study, total dietary intake of HCB was 166.2 ng/day (2.4 ng/kg of body weight per day), whereas in the current survey the intake was 71.6 ng/day (1.0 ng/kg of body weight per day). On a body-weight basis, it means a decrease of 57%, which was mainly due to the important reductions in the contribution of dairy products (mainly cheese), as well as those of meat and meat products and fish and seafood. All the intakes are considerably lower than the World Health Organization tolerable daily intake, which is 0.17 μg/kg/day for noncancer effects and 0.16 μg/kg/day for neoplastic effects in humans.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Wiwi Hartuti ◽  
Nuri Andarwulan ◽  
Puspo Edi Giriwono

The 3-monochloropropane-1.2-diol ester (3-MCPDE) and glycidyl ester (GE) are chemical contaminants detected in vegetable oils and food products containing vegetable oils including formula products. This study aimed to assess the exposure and risk of 3-MCPDE and GE from infants formula products in Indonesia. Prediction of 3-MCPDE and GE levels of formula products was carried out probabilistically using data levels of 3-MCPDE and GE vegetable oil. Estimated daily intake (EDI) of 3-MCPDE and GE of formula products were obtained by multiplying the predicted data by consumption data while risk assessment is done by comparing EDI value with toxicology reference value. The predicted values of 3-MCPDE and GE levels of formula products ranged from 213.60-285.65 and 772.89-922.73 μg/kg. The exposure value of 3-MCPDE and GE of formula products based on Individual Food Consumption Survey (IFCS) was 1.53-2.40 and 5.54-7.11 μg/kgbw/day, while based on serving consumption was 3.31-6.68 and 10.88-21.62 μg/kgbw/day. Results of risk assessment indicated that 3-MCPDE was above 100% (health risk) in exception that of the age group 6-12 months based on IFCS with a value of 76.98-84.34%, the average GE with the T25 margin of exposure (MoE) was 1838-471 which was below 25.000. EFSA defined MoE T25 at 25.000 as GE's low risk to health.


Author(s):  
Kevin D Cashman ◽  
Siobhan M O'Sullivan ◽  
Karen Galvin ◽  
Michelle Ryan

Abstract Background Red meat and meat products can contribute meaningfully to the mean daily intake of vitamin D. Beef and lamb can contain vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) but also potentially vitamin D2 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 (25(OH)D2), all of which contribute to meat's vitamin D activity. Objective To measure vitamin D3, vitamin D2, 25(OH)D3 and 25(OH)D2 content of Irish beef and lamb. Methods Full striploin steaks (Longissimus dorsi) (n = 39) from beef cattle slaughtered in Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn as well as lamb steaks (hind leg) from sheep slaughtered in Autumn (n = 8) were sourced and homogenized. The contents of all four vitamin D-related compounds were analysed using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology's standard reference material no. 1546a-Meat Homogenate. The total vitamin D activity of meat was defined as: [vitamin D3 + (25(OH)D3 × 5) + vitamin D2 + (25(OH)D2 × 5)]. Results The median (inter-quartile range) total vitamin D activity of striploin beef steak (n = 39, irrespective of season) was 0.56 (0.37–0.91) μg/100 g. The content of all four vitamin D compounds in beef steak varied significantly (P &lt; 0.0001) with season (n = 8–11/season group). Median total vitamin D activity of beef steak increased in a stepwise manner (P &lt; 0.0001) from Winter to the following Autumn (increasing from 0.31 to 1.07 μg/100 g). The mean total vitamin D activity of lamb samples (n = 8) from Autumn was 0.47 μg/100 g. Conclusions About a third of the total vitamin D activity of Irish beef was attributable to its combined vitamin D2 and 25(OH)D2 content, estimates of which are largely or completely missed in food composition tables. There was significant seasonal variation in all four vitamin D compounds as well as in total vitamin D activity, which has implications for vitamin D nutrient claims for beef.


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