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Occurrence of selected perfluorinated alkyl acids in lunch meals served at school canteens in Italy and their relevance for children's intake.
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Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment [Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess] 2013; Vol. 30 (9), pp. 1590-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 16. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Ready-to-eat servings may be more contaminated with perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAAs) than the corresponding unprocessed foods due to the presence of PFAAs in and transfer from food contact materials (FCM) and cookware. Therefore, the presence of selected PFAAs in meals served weekly at lunch time in six Italian school canteens was assessed. Five towns were selected representing different areas with local water and food supply. Daily lunch menus were sampled and pooled to form a composite. Analyses were carried out on the weekly composite from each canteen. UPLC-MS/MS quantification limits were in the 6.0-12 pg g⁻¹ range for the selected PFAAs (PFHxA, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFUnDA, PFHxS, branched and non-branched PFOS). Non-branched PFOS was quantified in four out of six composites, with levels ranging from 14 to 25 pg g⁻¹, while PFOA and PFDA were determined in two out of six in the range 6.5-8.2 pg g⁻¹. Theoretical estimates and analytical results in the same order of magnitude indicate a negligible contribution from food processing and serving to meal contamination. When composite analytical data are transposed into dietary estimates, it is shown that Italian school-age children have intakes in the range of 0.3-1.1 and 0.5-1.4 ng kg⁻¹ bw day⁻¹ for PFOA and PFOS respectively, well below the corresponding tolerable daily intakes (TDIs).
- Subjects :
- Alkanes analysis
Alkanesulfonic Acids analysis
Alkanesulfonic Acids toxicity
Alkylation
Caprylates analysis
Caprylates toxicity
Child
Databases, Factual
Environmental Pollutants analysis
Fast Foods adverse effects
Fast Foods analysis
Fatty Acids analysis
Fluorocarbons analysis
Food Services
Functional Food adverse effects
Functional Food analysis
Humans
Italy
Lunch
Risk Assessment
Schools
Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
Alkanes toxicity
Environmental Pollutants toxicity
Fatty Acids toxicity
Fluorocarbons toxicity
Food Contamination
Water Pollutants, Chemical toxicity
Water Supply analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1944-0057
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23859821
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2013.813648