Chemical content of unrecorded distilled alcohol (bai jiu) from rural central China: Analysis and public health risk

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2017-10-04 DOI:10.7895/IJADR.V6I1.236

I. Newman, Ling Qian, N. Tamrakar, Yonghua Feng, Ganrong Xu

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Abstract

Newman, I., Qian, L., Tamrakar, N., Feng, Y., & Xu, G. (2017). Chemical content of unrecorded distilled alcohol (bai jiu) from rural central China: Analysis and public health risk. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 6(1), 59-67. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v6i1.236Aims: To test 47 samples of locally distilled unrecorded beverage alcohol (bai jiu) obtained in rural central China.Methods: Alcohol samples purchased from home-based makers or from small village shops were analyzed for ethanol, methanol, acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate, six higher alcohols, arsenic, cadmium, and lead. Results were judged against the standards for these compounds set by the AMPHORA Project.Findings: Ethanol concentrations ranged from 38.7% to 63.7% (mean 50.4%). Methanol and methyl acetate detected in all samples did not exceed the Alcohol Measures for Public Health Research Alliance (AMPHORA) limits. Acetaldehyde was present in all samples, with three samples exceeding the AMPHORA limit by a small amount. Lead was found in 57.4% of the samples with one sample exceeding the AMPHORA limit; cadmium was found in 89.4% of the samples with two exceeding the AMPHORA limit. Arsenic was found in 46.8% of the samples with none exceeding the AMPHORA limit.Conclusions: The three samples that exceeded AMPHORA limits for cadmium or lead are of concern in terms of the potential of long-term exposure for local people who regularly consume locally made bai jiu. The main health concern from bai jiu appears to be the risk associated with high ethanol concentration—the same health concern as for recorded, commercially produced spirits.

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中部农村未记录白酒化学成分分析及公共卫生风险

Newman，I.，Qian，L.，Tamrakar，N.，Feng，Y.和Xu，G.（2017）。中部农村未记录蒸馏酒（白酒）化学成分分析及公共卫生风险。《国际酒精与药物研究杂志》，6（1），59-67。doi：http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v6i1.236Aims:方法：对从家庭作坊或乡村小店购买的47份白酒样品进行乙醇、甲醇、乙醛、乙酸乙酯、六种高级醇、砷、镉和铅的分析。结果是根据AMPHORA项目制定的这些化合物的标准进行判断的。结果：乙醇浓度在38.7%至63.7%之间（平均50.4%）。在所有样品中检测到的甲醇和乙酸甲酯均未超过公共卫生研究联盟酒精测量限值。乙醛存在于所有样品中，其中三个样品的含量少量超过AMPHORA限值。57.4%的样本中发现铅，其中一个样本超过AMPHORA限值；89.4%的样品中发现镉，其中两个超过AMPHORA限值。46.8%的样品中发现砷，没有一个超过AMPHORA限值。结论：三个样品的镉或铅含量超过AMPHORA限值，这三个样品对经常食用当地白酒的当地人长期接触的可能性令人担忧。白酒的主要健康问题似乎是与高乙醇浓度相关的风险——与有记录的商业生产的烈酒的健康问题相同。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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