scholarly journals Toxicological and ecotoxicological aspects of tartrazine yellow food dye: a literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-151
Author(s):  
Janete da Silva ◽  
Renata Fracacio

The use of the tartrazine yellow additive in food products for human consumption is permitted within the acceptable daily intake of 7.5 mg/kg of body weight per day (following the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives standards). However, studies have described this as a toxic compo-nent. The dye, which is intensively used in the industry and commerce, enters the aquatic environ-ment through releases of non-treated or inadequately treated effluents; however, further ecotoxico-logical research is needed. We addressed studies reporting the toxic effects of the exposure to this dye developed in humans, guinea pigs, and Danio rerio (a fish with molecular bases and genomes similar to humans). Based on this review, the doses allowed for acceptable daily intake, or even lower, toxic effects, can be evidenced for different organisms, life stages, and tested times. The re-ported values may not be protective to aquatic life. In a paper about the exposure of D. rerio from embryos to larvae kept at values lower than 0.05 and 0.5 g.L-1 for pure and commercial tartrazine, there was ecotoxicological effect for embryos and larvae 48 hours after hatching, which implied cardiac edema, changes in the yolk sac, scoliosis, and tail distortions.

2014 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 1022-1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONG SOO MOK ◽  
JI YOUNG KWON ◽  
KWANG TAE SON ◽  
WOO SEOK CHOI ◽  
SUNG RIM KANG ◽  
...  

The concentrations of the heavy metals cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), chromium, silver, nickel, copper, and zinc in the edible portions of 105 marine invertebrates representing 16 mollusk and crustacean species were accurately determined to evaluate their hazard for human consumption. The samples were collected in 2011 from major fish markets on the coast of Korea and analyzed for Hg using a direct Hg analyzer and for other metals using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Estimated dietary exposure (EDE) was determined, and a risk assessment was made of the heavy metals to provide information concerning consumer safety. The Cd concentrations, which were the highest for the three hazardous metals (Cd, Hg, and Pb), were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the bivalves and crabs than in the gastropods and cephalopods. However, the concentrations of these metals in all samples were within the regulatory limits set by Korea and other countries. The EDE was compared with the provisional tolerable daily intake (PTDI) adopted by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EDE of Cd, Hg, and Pb for each class of marine invertebrate were 0.07 to 2.64, 0.01 to 0.43, and 0.001 to 0.16% of the PTDI, respectively. The total EDE of Cd, Hg, and Pb for marine invertebrates accounted for 4.03, 0.96, and 0.21%, respectively, of the PTDI. The EDE of other metals in each class of marine invertebrate was less than 2% of the PTDI. The hazard index is a reasonable parameter for assessing the risk of heavy metal consumption associated with contaminated food. In the present study, the hazard index for all of the species was less than 1.0, which indicates that the intake of heavy metals from consumption of these marine invertebrates does not represent an appreciable hazard to humans.


1979 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
SØREN C. HANSEN

Use of food additives is regulated qualitatively in the European Common Market through the EEC directives on food additives, while the concept of Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) provides a quantitative expression of safe amounts for the guidance of regulatory agencies. It is suggested that a permissible quantity or quantities, the ceiling, should be agreed upon for each permitted additive on the basis of its ADI and in accordance with the procedure described here. The estimation of intake of food and drink starts from the child, who on the basis of body weight has the highest consumption. When dealing with total intake (expressed as energy, weight or volume per kg body weight per day), occupational and climatical variations between adults are largely contained in the difference between child and adult. It is possible to calculate the highest concentration in foodstuffs which is consistent with the ADI, under the assumption that the additive occurs evenly distributed in the whole diet of a child. This concentration is called the primary ceiling. To obtain the technological effect, however, higher concentrations may be needed, and to accomodate this the ceiling may have to be raised. This can be done if the use of the additive can be excluded from or reserved for part of the diet.


2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1007-1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
PIYALUK SINPHITHAKKUL ◽  
AMNART POAPOLATHEP ◽  
NARUMOL KLANGKAEW ◽  
KANJANA IMSILP ◽  
ANTONIO F. LOGRIECO ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The prevalence of mycotoxins is often increased by climatic conditions prevailing in tropical regions. Therefore, consumers in tropical countries such as Thailand have a higher risk of mycotoxin exposure. Existing reports have revealed mycotoxin contamination in rice. This study was conducted to determine the occurrence of multiple mycotoxins in barley and nine types of rice sold in Thailand and to assess consumer health risk. A total of 300 samples collected from various markets in Thailand were analyzed for the presence of 16 mycotoxins using a QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) procedure and a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer equipped with an electrospray ionization source. Of the 300 samples, 124 (41.33%) were contaminated with at least one mycotoxin, and 38.71% of the mycotoxin-positive samples were simultaneously contaminated with more than one toxin. The incidence of mycotoxin contamination differed among the rice and barley samples. Beauvericin, diacetoxyscirpenol, zearalenone, and aflatoxins were the most frequently found mycotoxins. However, the concentrations of regulated mycotoxins were below the regulatory limits. The assessed mycotoxin exposure does not represent a health risk for Thai consumers because the estimated exposure concentrations were lower than the tolerable daily intake values established by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. However, our findings suggest that continued monitoring of mycotoxin contamination in rice and barley and concomitant risk assessments are warranted. HIGHLIGHTS


2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 2694-2701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Ohno ◽  
Kohei Ishikawa ◽  
Yuki Kurosawa ◽  
Yoshihiko Matsui ◽  
Taku Matsushita ◽  
...  

Daily intakes of 17 metals (boron, aluminium, chromium, manganese, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, selenium, molybdenum, cadmium, antimony, lead, uranium, magnesium, calcium, and iron) via drinking water and total diet were investigated in six cities in Japan. The daily metal intakes were estimated and compared with tolerable daily intake (TDI) values proposed by the WHO or Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives for toxic metals and with recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) or adequate intake (AI) values proposed for essential metals by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Among the 13 toxic metals, mean dietary intakes of 10 (except arsenic, selenium, and molybdenum) were less than 50% of TDI, suggesting that for these 10 metals the allocation of intake to drinking water in establishing guidelines or standards could possibly be increased from the normal allocation of 10–20% of TDI. For the 13 toxic metals, the contribution of drinking water to TDI was 2% or less in all six cities. Mean dietary intakes of the essential elements magnesium, calcium, and iron were less than the RDA or AI values. Drinking water did not contribute much to essential metal intake, accounting for less than 10% of RDA or AI.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lusi Marlina

IDENTIFIKASI KANDUNGAN SIKLAMAT PADA MINUMANYANG DIJUAL DI PINGGIR JALAN CIHAMPELASSAMPAI JALAN BATUJAJARLusi Marlina*, Annisa Rani Sa’adah**Program Studi Teknik Kimia, Politeknik TEDC BandungJalan Pasantren Km 2 Cibabat Cimahi Utara 40513Email: [email protected] buatan adalah bahan tambahan makanan yang ditambahkan dalam makanan atau minuman untukmenciptakan rasa manis. Siklamat merupakan jenis pemanis buatan yang memiliki kemanisan 30 kali lebihmanis dari pada sukrosa. Pemakaian pemanis sintetis masih diragukan keamanannya bagi kesehatankonsumen, Beberapa negara mengeluarkan peraturan secara ketat atau bahkan melarang penggunaannya,seperti kanada sejak 1977. Batas Maksimum Penggunaan Siklamat yang diatur dalam ADI (acceptable dailyintake) atau kebutuhan per orang per hari adalah sebanyak 0 – 11 mg per berat badan per hari. Sementarakadar maksimum siklamat dalam minuman 3 gr/L. Untuk mengidentifikasi kandungan siklamat pada minumandapat menggunakan metode gravimetri. metode gravimetri adalah cara analisis kuantitatif berdasarkan berattetap (berat konstannya). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi kandungan siklamat pada minumanyang dijual di pinggir jalan. Dengan mengambil 6 sampel minuman. Pengujian dilakukan di laboratoriumteknik kimia Politeknik TEDC Bandung. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian secara kuantitatif dari 6 sampel seluruhsampel terdeteksi mengandung siklamat, dengan kadar terendah 3 mg dan kadar tertinggi 14,3 mg.Kata kunci: Minuman jajanan, Pemanis Buatan, Siklamat.AbstractAn artificial sweeteners are the food additives that are added to foods or beverages to create a sweet taste.Cyclamate is a kind of artificial sweetener that has a sweetness 30 times sweeter than sucrose. The use ofartificial sweeteners is still questionable safety for the health of consumers, some countries issue regulationsstrictly or even prohibit its use, such as Canada since 1977. Limit Use of Cyclamates set out in the ADI(acceptable daily intake) or requirement per person per day is as much as 0-11 mg per body weight per day.While the maximum levels of cyclamate in drinks 3 g / L. To identify the content of cyclamate in beveragescan using gravimetric methods. gravimetric method is a method of quantitative analysis based on the weightof fixed (constant weight). This study aims to identify the content of cyclamate in drinks sold on the roadside.By taking 6 samples drinks. Tests conducted in the laboratory of chemical engineering TEDC PolytechnicBandung. Based on the results of a quantitative study of 6 samples throughout the sample is detected tocontain cyclamate, with the lowest levels of 3 mg and the highest levels of 14.3 mg.Keywords: Hawker food, An artificial sweeteners, cyclamate


Chemosphere ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1293-1299
Author(s):  
Hiroyasu Yamazaki ◽  
Takako Yamaguchi ◽  
Aiko Yamauchi ◽  
Yasuo Kakiuchi

1998 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 529-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen J. Lightowler ◽  
G. Jill Davies

I intake and I deficiency were investigated in thirty vegans (eleven males and nineteen females) consuming their habitual diet. I intake was estimated using the chemical analysis of 4 d weighed duplicate diet collections. The probability of I-deficiency disorders (IDD) was judged from the measurement of urinary I excretion in 24 h urine specimens during the 4 d. There was wide variation in I intake. Mean I intake in males was lower than the reference nutrient intake (RNI; Department of Health, 1991) and mean intake in females was above the RNI, although 36% males and 63% females had I intakes below the lower RNI. Mean I intake in subjects who consumed seaweed (n 3) was in excess of the RNI, and approached the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives, 1989). The probability of IDD in the group investigated was moderate to severe: three of five subgroups were classified as moderate and two subgroups were classified as severe IDD possibility. The findings highlight that vegans are an ‘at risk’ group for I deficiency. The I status of vegans and the subclinical effects of low I intakes and infrequent high I intakes on thyroid function in this group should be further studied. Our work has also raised the question of adequate I intakes in groups where cow's milk is not consumed, and has exposed a need for more research in this area.


2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kimanya ◽  
B. De Meulenaer ◽  
B. Tiisekwa ◽  
M. Ndomondo-Sigonda ◽  
P. Kolsteren

Fumonisins contaminate maize worldwide resulting in unacceptable fumonisin exposures in people relying on maize as staple food. This study determined fumonisins B1 (FB1) and B2 (FB2) in maize from 120 rural households: 30 from each of four main maize producing regions of Tabora, Ruvuma, Iringa and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in order to estimate total fumonisin (FB1 + FB2) exposures to adult individuals in the households. The average daily per capita maize consumption of 771 g, recommended by the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC) for an adult relying on it as a main meal, and also average daily per capita maize consumptions of 129, 308 and 356 g documented for Tanzania, were used in the exposure estimation. The fumonisins were determined by HPLC using fluorescence detection. Total fumonisins exposure (µg/kg body weight (bw)/day) was determined by multiplying average daily per capita maize consumption (kg) by fumonisin level in maize (µg/kg) from a given household and then dividing by an average bw of an adult of 60 kg. Of the 120 samples, 52% were contaminated with fumonisins at levels of up to 11,048 µg/kg (median; 363 µg/kg). Based on the recommended maize consumption of 771 g/person/day, fumonisin exposures to adult individuals in 38% of the households would exceed the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) of 2 µg/kg bw, recommended by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives. At the least documented maize consumption of 129 g/person/day, fumonisin exposures in 16% of the households were still above the PMTDI. Reduction of the maize consumption level to 40 g/person/day is an impractical, and reduction of the maximum contamination level to 155 µg/kg is a possibly practical, option for effective minimisation of fumonisin exposures in these communities. A relatively larger study is needed in order to generate comprehensive data for the formulation of appropriate strategies to minimise fumonisin exposures in Tanzania.


2011 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 1374-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Z. FENG ◽  
X. H. LU ◽  
B. TAO ◽  
M. H. PANG ◽  
Y. C. LIU ◽  
...  

A total of 255 corn samples collected in 2010 from three main corn production provinces of China (Liaoning, Shandong, and Henan) were analyzed for contamination with fumonisins (FB1 and FB2). The incidence of contamination was significantly higher in samples from Liaoning than in samples from the other two provinces. Approximately 80.0% of the samples from Liaoning were contaminated with fumonisins, with a mean total fumonisin concentration of 3,990 ng/g. In contrast, the mean total fumonisin concentrations were 845 and 665 ng/g in samples from Shandong and Henan, respectively. The probable daily intake of fumonisins (0.3 μg/kg of body weight) is within the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake of 2.0 μg/kg of body weight set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.


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