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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Determination of furan levels in commercial samples of baby food from Brazil and preliminary risk assessment

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Author(s):
Pavesi Arisseto, A. [1] ; Vicente, E. [1] ; De Figueiredo Toledo, M. C. [2, 1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Food Technol, Food Sci & Qual Ctr, BR-13070178 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Food Engn, Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure; v. 27, n. 8, p. 1051-1059, 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 21
Abstract

Commercial baby food samples available on the Brazilian market (n = 31) were analysed for furan content using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method preceded by solid-phase microextraction. A limit of detection of 0.7 mu g kg-1, a limit of quantitation of 2.4 mu g kg-1, mean recoveries varying from 80% to 107%, and coefficients of variation ranging from 5.6% to 9.4% for repeatability and from 7.4% to 12.4% for within-laboratory reproducibility were obtained during an in-house validation. The levels of furan found in the samples were from not detected to 95.5 mu g kg-1. Samples containing vegetables and meat showed higher furan levels as compared with those containing only fruits. An exposure assessment showed furan intakes up to 2.4 mu g kg-1 body weight day-1 (99th percentile) for babies fed exclusively with commercial baby foods. Margins of exposure obtained from intakes estimated in this work indicated a potential public health concern. (AU)