Journal
FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS PART A-CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS CONTROL EXPOSURE & RISK ASSESSMENT
Volume 27, Issue 11, Pages 1627-1637Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2010.508183
Keywords
chromatography; GC; MS; clean-up; exposure assessment; packaging; bisphenol A; beverages; canned foods
Funding
- Funds for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO
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Bisphenol A (BPA), a contaminant which may be present in the coating of cans, was determined in 45 canned beverages and 21 canned food items from the Belgian market. Beverages had an average BPA concentration of 1.0 ng/ml, while canned foods had a higher average concentration of 40.3 ng/g. The amount of BPA present in food items was dependent on the type of can and sterilisation conditions rather than the type of food. For example, BPA was not detected in non-canned beverages (0.02 ng/ml), while non-canned food items had a very low average concentration of 0.46 ng/g. Using detailed information from the Belgian food consumption survey, the BPA intake of adults through canned foods and beverages was estimated to be 1.05 mu g/day or 0.015 mu g/kg body weight/day (assuming an average adult weight of 70 kg). Intake assessments, based on urinary metabolite concentrations from the literature, resulted in slightly higher BPA intakes (range 0.028-0.059 mu g/kg body weight/day). This suggests that sources other than canned foods and beverages contribute to BPA exposure in humans.
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