Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, tolerable weekly intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum, study design, and methods
Abstract Background In spite of the prevalence of aluminum in nature, no organism has been found to date which requires this element for its biological functions. The possible health risks to human beings resulting from uptake of aluminum include detrimental effects to the hemopoietic system, the ne...
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| author | Thorsten Stahl Sandy Falk Alice Rohrbeck Sebastian Georgii Christin Herzog Alexander Wiegand Svenja Hotz Bruce Boschek Holger Zorn Hubertus Brunn |
| author_facet | Thorsten Stahl Sandy Falk Alice Rohrbeck Sebastian Georgii Christin Herzog Alexander Wiegand Svenja Hotz Bruce Boschek Holger Zorn Hubertus Brunn |
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| description | Abstract Background In spite of the prevalence of aluminum in nature, no organism has been found to date which requires this element for its biological functions. The possible health risks to human beings resulting from uptake of aluminum include detrimental effects to the hemopoietic system, the nervous system and bones. Aluminum is used in many fields and occurs in numerous foodstuffs. Food contact materials containing aluminum represent an anthropogenic source of dietary aluminum. Results As a result of their frequent use in private households a study was undertaken to detect migration of this metal to foodstuffs from drink containers, coffee pots, grill pans, and camping cookware made of aluminum. Conclusions An estimate of the health risk to consumers is calculated, based on the tolerable weekly intake (TWI) specified by the European Food Safety Authority of 1 mg/kg body weight for all groups of people. In some instances the TWI is significantly exceeded, dependent upon the food contact material and the food itself. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-91b28f9f00be437689cde584aff5e28a2022-12-22T03:10:16ZengSpringerOpenEnvironmental Sciences Europe2190-47072190-47152017-04-012911810.1186/s12302-017-0116-yMigration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, tolerable weekly intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum, study design, and methodsThorsten Stahl0Sandy Falk1Alice Rohrbeck2Sebastian Georgii3Christin Herzog4Alexander Wiegand5Svenja Hotz6Bruce Boschek7Holger Zorn8Hubertus Brunn9Hessian State LaboratoryHessian State LaboratoryHessian State LaboratoryHessian State LaboratoryHessian State LaboratoryHessian State LaboratoryInstitute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University GiessenInstitute of Medical Virology, Justus Liebig UniversityInstitute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University GiessenHessian State LaboratoryAbstract Background In spite of the prevalence of aluminum in nature, no organism has been found to date which requires this element for its biological functions. The possible health risks to human beings resulting from uptake of aluminum include detrimental effects to the hemopoietic system, the nervous system and bones. Aluminum is used in many fields and occurs in numerous foodstuffs. Food contact materials containing aluminum represent an anthropogenic source of dietary aluminum. Results As a result of their frequent use in private households a study was undertaken to detect migration of this metal to foodstuffs from drink containers, coffee pots, grill pans, and camping cookware made of aluminum. Conclusions An estimate of the health risk to consumers is calculated, based on the tolerable weekly intake (TWI) specified by the European Food Safety Authority of 1 mg/kg body weight for all groups of people. In some instances the TWI is significantly exceeded, dependent upon the food contact material and the food itself.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12302-017-0116-yAluminumExposureMigration limitTolerable weekly intake |
| spellingShingle | Thorsten Stahl Sandy Falk Alice Rohrbeck Sebastian Georgii Christin Herzog Alexander Wiegand Svenja Hotz Bruce Boschek Holger Zorn Hubertus Brunn Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, tolerable weekly intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum, study design, and methods Environmental Sciences Europe Aluminum Exposure Migration limit Tolerable weekly intake |
| title | Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, tolerable weekly intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum, study design, and methods |
| title_full | Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, tolerable weekly intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum, study design, and methods |
| title_fullStr | Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, tolerable weekly intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum, study design, and methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, tolerable weekly intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum, study design, and methods |
| title_short | Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum, release of aluminum, tolerable weekly intake (TWI), toxicological effects of aluminum, study design, and methods |
| title_sort | migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food a health risk for consumers part i of iii exposure to aluminum release of aluminum tolerable weekly intake twi toxicological effects of aluminum study design and methods |
| topic | Aluminum Exposure Migration limit Tolerable weekly intake |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12302-017-0116-y |
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