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

Autor(es)

Pavesi Arisseto, A. ^[1] ; Vicente, E. ^[1] ; De Figueiredo Toledo, M. C. ^{[2, 1]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Inst Food Technol, Food Sci & Qual Ctr, BR-13070178 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Food Engn, Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure; v. 27, n. 8, p. 1051-1059, 2010.
• Citações Web of Science: 21

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 08/50095-0 - Ocorrência de furano em alimentos
• Beneficiário: Adriana Pavesi Arisseto Bragotto
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado