Occurrence of perchlorate, chlorate and polar herbicides in different baby food commodities
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
Occurrence of perchlorate, chlorate and polar herbicides in different baby food commodities / S. Panseri, M. Nobile, F. Arioli, C. Biolatti, R. Pavlovic, L.M. Chiesa. - In: FOOD CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0308-8146. - 330(2020), pp. 127205.1-127205.8. [10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127205]
Abstract:
The incidence of endocrine disruptors, both possible (glyphosate and glufosinate), and demonstrated (perchlorate and chlorate), was estimated in baby food commodities (meat, fish, cheese, vegetable and fruit). Ion-chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry analysis of the 105 samples did not show traces of glyphosate, glufosinate or their metabolites, while in 10.5% of the samples a quantifiable amount of perchlorate was found. Some samples based on fruit and vegetables revealed a substantial amount of chlorate, especially the preparations that contained carrots and potatoes: five samples were in a concentration range of 40–120 μg kg−1, while one homogenized pear sample reached 372.2 μg kg−1. The pure meat samples revealed occasional chlorate appearance, with less than 10 μg kg−1. This is the first report of chlorate evaluated in various types of baby food and may serve as symptomatic data regarding its occurrence in infant/toddler diets. Therefore, effective monitoring programs and subsequent strict regulations are strongly required.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Food safety; Baby food; Glyphosate; Metabolites; Endocrine disruptors; Chlorate; Perchlorate
Elenco autori:
S. Panseri, M. Nobile, F. Arioli, C. Biolatti, R. Pavlovic, L.M. Chiesa
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