Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements

Amariei, Sonia; Gutt, Gheorghe; Oroian, Mircea

Sonia Amariei, Gheorghe Gutt, Mircea Oroian

Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to evaluate the chronic-toxic risks posed by individual metals via food supplements consumption by computing the hazard quotient (HQ), considering the average daily metal intake ADD (mg/kg·day), daily intake reference dose RfD (mg/kg· day) suggested by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), heavy metal concentration C in food supplements (mg/kg), food supplements rate IR (kg/person·day), and the average body weight BW (kg). For this study we took into consideration that the food supplements analyzed are consumed daily at maximum dose. Samples were digested with concentrated nitric and hydrochloric acid and analysed for their inorganic elemental compositions by ICP/MS. The hazard index (HI) was used to estimate total chronic-toxic risks of multiple metals on the assumption of dose additivity. Cd hazard index is over one and it can be considered a great issue due to its chemical toxicology. The Cd hazard index is much greater in the case of animal and mineral food supplements than vegetal supplements. In the case of the other heavy metals analyzed (Cr, Cu, Zn, As, Hg and Pb) the hazard index is very low so their toxicological potential is negligible.

Keywords:
food supplements; heavy metals; chronic-toxic risks; hazard quotient; hazard index; toxicological potential

Issue: 2017, Volume 68, Issue 6

Pages: 1298-1301

Publication date: 2017/7/15

https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5661

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AMARIEI, S., GUTT, G., OROIAN, M., Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements, Rev. Chim., 68(6), 2017, 1298-1301.

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Amariei S, Gutt G, Oroian M. Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements. Rev. Chim.[internet]. 2017 Jun;68(6):1298-1301. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5661

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Amariei, S., Gutt, G. & Oroian, M. (2017). Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements. Revista de Chimie, 68(6), 1298-1301. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5661

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Amariei, S., Gutt, G., Oroian, M. (2017). 'Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements', Revista de Chimie, 68(6), pp. 1298-1301. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5661

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S. Amariei, G. Gutt, M. Oroian, "Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements". Revista de Chimie, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 1298-1301, 2017. [online]. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5661

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Sonia Amariei, Gheorghe Gutt, Mircea Oroian,
Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements,
Revista de Chimie,
Volume 68, Issue 6,
2017,
Pages 1298-1301,
ISSN 2668-8212,
https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5661.
(https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5661)
Keywords: food supplements; heavy metals; chronic-toxic risks; hazard quotient; hazard index; toxicological potential

RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements
A1 - Amariei, Sonia
A2 - Gutt, Gheorghe
A3 - Oroian, Mircea
JF - Revista de Chimie
JO - Rev. Chim.
PB - Revista de Chimie SRL
SN - 2668-8212
Y1 - 2017
VL - 68
IS - 6
SP - 1298
EP - 1301
UR - https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5661
KW - food supplements
KW - heavy metals
KW - chronic-toxic risks
KW - hazard quotient
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KW - toxicological potential
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@article{RevCh2017P1298,
author = {Amariei Sonia and Gutt Gheorghe and Oroian Mircea},
title = {Study on Toxic Metal Levels in Food Supplements},
journal = {Revista de Chimie},
volume = {68},
number = {6},
pages = {1298-1301},
year = {2017},
issn = {2668-8212},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.17.6.5661},
url = {https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=5661}
}

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