印度食品篮子中有毒和必需元素的发生,来源和饮食暴露
Manisha Jain1,2, Brij Mohan Sharma3, Sarita Sachdeva2
1Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Sector-50, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122018, India.
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology
|August 31, 2023
概括
像和这样的有毒元素在印度食品篮子中普遍存在,特别是蔬菜. 菜,,花菜都超过了安全限值,通过饮食摄入造成了严重的健康风险.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 食品安全 食品安全
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 城市和郊区的印度食品篮子被分析出有毒和必需的元素.
- 估计饮食摄入量和健康风险是基于元素度.
研究的目的:
- 评估印度食品篮子中有毒和必需元素的含量.
- 评估相关的饮食摄入量和健康风险.
主要方法:
- 分析了城市和城市周边地区的印度代表性食品样本.
- 有毒元素 (Cd,Pb,Ni,As,Hg,Cr) 和基本元素的量化.
- 估计的饮食摄入量 (EDI) 和健康风险评估的估计.
主要成果:
- 在食品基质中发现的主要有毒元素是 (Cd) 和 (Pb).
- 蔬菜,特别是菜,和花,显示了Cd,Pb和 (Ni) 的度超过了粮农组织/世卫组织允许的限值.
- 在蔬菜中发现的有毒元素最多的是菜 (12.08 mg/kg).
- 来自蔬菜的Cd估计的饮食摄入量 (EDI) 高达92%.
- 乳制品的含量最高 (成人每天3.1毫克/公斤).
- 和 (As) 的致癌风险高于所有食品类别的值.
- 牛奶和蔬菜,尤其是菜,对累积的健康风险贡献最大.
结论:
- 印度的食品篮子,特别是蔬菜,被毒素元素污染,超过了安全标准.
- 这些元素的饮食摄入给消费者带来了显著的致癌和非致癌健康风险.
- 迫切需要监测和缓解策略,以应对食品供应中的有毒元素污染.
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