Korean research project on the integrated exposure assessment of hazardous substances for food safety
Objectives: This survey was designed to conduct the first nationwide dietary exposure assessment on hazardous substances including the intakes of functional food and herbal medicine. In this paper, we introduced the survey design and the results of the dietary exposure status and internal exposure l...
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| author | Ji-Ae Lim Ho-Jang Kwon Mina Ha Ho Kim Se Young Oh Jeong Seon Kim Sang-Ah Lee Jung-Duck Park Young-Seoub Hong Seok-Joon Sohn Heesoo Pyo Kyung Su Park Kwang-Geun Lee Yong Dae Kim Sangil Jun Myung Sil Hwang |
| author_facet | Ji-Ae Lim Ho-Jang Kwon Mina Ha Ho Kim Se Young Oh Jeong Seon Kim Sang-Ah Lee Jung-Duck Park Young-Seoub Hong Seok-Joon Sohn Heesoo Pyo Kyung Su Park Kwang-Geun Lee Yong Dae Kim Sangil Jun Myung Sil Hwang |
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| description | Objectives: This survey was designed to conduct the first nationwide dietary exposure assessment on hazardous substances including the intakes of functional food and herbal medicine. In this paper, we introduced the survey design and the results of the dietary exposure status and internal exposure levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg). Methods: We selected 4867 subjects of all ages throughout Korea. We conducted a food survey, dietary survey, biomonitoring, and health survey. Results: Pb and Cd were the highest (median value) in the seaweed (94.2 μg/kg for Pb; 594 μg/kg for Cd), and Hg was the highest in the fish (46.4 μg/kg). The dietary exposure level (median value) of Pb was 0.14 μg/kg body weight (bw)/d, 0.18 μg/kg bw/d for Cd, and 0.07 μg/kg bw/d for Hg. Those with a blood Pb level of less than 5.00 μg/dL (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reference value for those 1 to 5 years of age) were 99.0% of all the subjects. Those with a blood Cd level with less than 0.30 μg/L (German Federal Environmental Agency, reference value for non-smoking children) were 24.5%. For those with a blood Hg level with less than 5.00 μg/L (human biomonitoring I, references value for children and adults, German Federal Environmental Agency) was 81.0 % of all the subjects. Conclusions: The main dietary exposure of heavy metals occurs through food consumed in a large quantity and high frequency. The blood Hg level and dietary exposure level of Hg were both higher than those in the European Union. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b15f31a66853478bbe4fa6fd27ce6ba02022-12-21T18:13:55ZengKorean Society of Environmental Health and ToxicologyEnvironmental Health and Toxicology2233-65672015-06-013010.5620/eht.e2015004726Korean research project on the integrated exposure assessment of hazardous substances for food safetyJi-Ae Lim0Ho-Jang Kwon1Mina Ha2Ho Kim3Se Young Oh4Jeong Seon Kim5Sang-Ah Lee6Jung-Duck Park7Young-Seoub Hong8Seok-Joon Sohn9Heesoo Pyo10Kyung Su Park11Kwang-Geun Lee12Yong Dae Kim13Sangil Jun14Myung Sil Hwang15 Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea Department of Public Health Statistics, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University College of Human Ecology, Seoul, Korea Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea Advanced Analysis Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea Department of Preventive Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea Korea Institute of Environment and Health, Seoul, Korea Food Risk Analysis Division, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Cheongwon, KoreaObjectives: This survey was designed to conduct the first nationwide dietary exposure assessment on hazardous substances including the intakes of functional food and herbal medicine. In this paper, we introduced the survey design and the results of the dietary exposure status and internal exposure levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg). Methods: We selected 4867 subjects of all ages throughout Korea. We conducted a food survey, dietary survey, biomonitoring, and health survey. Results: Pb and Cd were the highest (median value) in the seaweed (94.2 μg/kg for Pb; 594 μg/kg for Cd), and Hg was the highest in the fish (46.4 μg/kg). The dietary exposure level (median value) of Pb was 0.14 μg/kg body weight (bw)/d, 0.18 μg/kg bw/d for Cd, and 0.07 μg/kg bw/d for Hg. Those with a blood Pb level of less than 5.00 μg/dL (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reference value for those 1 to 5 years of age) were 99.0% of all the subjects. Those with a blood Cd level with less than 0.30 μg/L (German Federal Environmental Agency, reference value for non-smoking children) were 24.5%. For those with a blood Hg level with less than 5.00 μg/L (human biomonitoring I, references value for children and adults, German Federal Environmental Agency) was 81.0 % of all the subjects. Conclusions: The main dietary exposure of heavy metals occurs through food consumed in a large quantity and high frequency. The blood Hg level and dietary exposure level of Hg were both higher than those in the European Union.http://www.e-eht.org/upload/pdf/eht-30-e2015004.pdfFood intakeHazardous substancesHeavy metalIntegrated dietary exposure assessmentSurvey design |
| spellingShingle | Ji-Ae Lim Ho-Jang Kwon Mina Ha Ho Kim Se Young Oh Jeong Seon Kim Sang-Ah Lee Jung-Duck Park Young-Seoub Hong Seok-Joon Sohn Heesoo Pyo Kyung Su Park Kwang-Geun Lee Yong Dae Kim Sangil Jun Myung Sil Hwang Korean research project on the integrated exposure assessment of hazardous substances for food safety Environmental Health and Toxicology Food intake Hazardous substances Heavy metal Integrated dietary exposure assessment Survey design |
| title | Korean research project on the integrated exposure assessment of hazardous substances for food safety |
| title_full | Korean research project on the integrated exposure assessment of hazardous substances for food safety |
| title_fullStr | Korean research project on the integrated exposure assessment of hazardous substances for food safety |
| title_full_unstemmed | Korean research project on the integrated exposure assessment of hazardous substances for food safety |
| title_short | Korean research project on the integrated exposure assessment of hazardous substances for food safety |
| title_sort | korean research project on the integrated exposure assessment of hazardous substances for food safety |
| topic | Food intake Hazardous substances Heavy metal Integrated dietary exposure assessment Survey design |
| url | http://www.e-eht.org/upload/pdf/eht-30-e2015004.pdf |
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