C. Herce-Pagliai, I. Moreno, G. González, M. Repetto, A. Cameán
{"title":"Determination of total arsenic, inorganic and organic arsenic species in wine","authors":"C. Herce-Pagliai, I. Moreno, G. González, M. Repetto, A. Cameán","doi":"10.1080/02652030110113762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110113762","url":null,"abstract":"Forty-five wine samples from the south of Spain of different alcoholic strength were analysed for total arsenic and its inorganic [As(III), As(V)] and organic (monomethylarsonic acid [MMAA], dimethylarsinic acid [DMAA]) species. The As levels of the wine samples ranged from 2.1 to 14.6 µg l-1. The possible effect of the alcoholic fermentation process on the levels of the total arsenic and arsenical species was studied. The average total arsenic levels for the different samples were very similar, without significant differences between all types of wines. In table wines and sherry, the percentages of total inorganic arsenic were 18.6 and 15.6%, with DMAA or MMAA being the predominant species, respectively. In most samples, DMAA was the most abundant species, but the total inorganic aresenic fraction was considerable, representing 25.4% of the total concentration of the element. The estimated daily intakes of total arsenic and total inorganic arsenic for average Spanish consumers were 0.78 and 0.15 µg/person day-1, respectively. The results suggest that the consumption of these types of wines makes no significant contribution to the total and inorganic arsenic intake for normal drinkers. However, wine consumption contributes a higher arsenic intake than through consumption of beers and sherry brandies.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"12 1","pages":"542 - 546"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81565654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tailoring fatty food simulants made from solvent mixtures (2): determining the equivalent migration behaviour of olive oil and of solvents in the case of polyolefins","authors":"A. Riquet, D. Scholler, A. Feigenbaum","doi":"10.1080/02652030110105194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110105194","url":null,"abstract":"It is suggested that solvent mixtures consisting of an ester and of an inert solvent can be used as fatty food simulants capable of having the same migration behaviour as olive oil with plastics. Migration tests carried out with low-density polyethylene for 20 and 48h in an 8 and 5% mixture of tert-butyl acetate in ethanol respectively gave results equivalent to those obtained with olive oil after 10 days at 40°C. The use of solvent mixtures facilitated the analysis and improved detection limits, giving good repeatability. Furthermore, the more rapid migration in solvent mixtures can be particularly useful for industrial controls as alternative test methods.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"18 7 Suppl 2 1","pages":"582 - 593"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74998294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Malmauret, D. Parent-Massin, J. Hardy, P. Verger
{"title":"Contaminants in organic and conventional foodstuffs in France","authors":"L. Malmauret, D. Parent-Massin, J. Hardy, P. Verger","doi":"10.1080/02652030210123878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030210123878","url":null,"abstract":"The aim was to compare the levels of contamination in organic and conventional raw materials. To this end, the level of contamination by heavy metals (lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury), nitrates and nitrites, and some mycotoxins were monitored. Fifteen products were tested in their organic and conventional forms, including meat, milk, eggs, vegetables and cereals. The median levels of contamination were calculated and compared with the recommended or regulated maximum levels. The maximum levels were exceeded for lead in organic carrots and buckwheat, and in conventional wheat; for cadmium, in both organic and conventional buckwheat; for nitrates, in organic spinach; and for patulin in organic apples. Moreover, contamination of both conventional and organic wheat by deoxynivalenol was observed with a higher level in organic products. However, the health risk for consumers might be real only for the contamination by mycotoxins as the contaminated foods (apples, wheat) are the main contributors to total exposure.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"17 1","pages":"524 - 532"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89498865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. L. Alonso, J. Benedito, M. Miranda, C. Castillo, J. Hernández, R. Shore
{"title":"Contribution of cattle products to dietary intake of trace and toxic elements in Galicia, Spain","authors":"M. L. Alonso, J. Benedito, M. Miranda, C. Castillo, J. Hernández, R. Shore","doi":"10.1080/02652030110113744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110113744","url":null,"abstract":"In Galicia, Spain, liver copper concentrations, muscle zinc concentrations and kidney cadmium concentrations (in adult cattle) can exceed acceptable maximum concentrations which have been adopted by some countries. The aim was to calculate the contribution of cattle products to the daily intake of trace and toxic metals by humans in Galicia and to evaluate whether there was any health risk to consumers. This was done by comparing calculated intakes with published acceptable daily intake rates for toxic elements and with the accepted safe ranges for population mean intakes of the essential metals. Typically, the contribution of cattle meat and offal to the daily cadmium, lead and arsenic intake of people in Galicia was minimal because offal is rarely eaten. However, liver from older cattle, especially animals from relatively contaminated areas, could pose a health risk if offal was consumed in substantial quantities. Muscle and liver from Galician cattle that exceeded acceptable maximum concentrations for copper and zinc did not pose a risk to human health.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"30 1","pages":"533 - 541"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84995944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pesticide residues in conventional, integrated pest management (IPM)-grown and organic foods: insights from three US data sets","authors":"B. Baker, C. Benbrook, E. Iii, K. Benbrook","doi":"10.1080/02652030110113799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110113799","url":null,"abstract":"An analysis of pesticide residue data was performed to describe and quantify differences between organically grown and non-organic fresh fruits and vegetables. Data on residues in foods from three different market categories (conventionally grown, integrated pest management (IPM)-grown/no detectable residues (NDR), and organically grown) were compared using data from three test programmes: The Pesticide Data Program of the US Department of Agriculture; the Marketplace Surveillance Program of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation; and private tests by the Consumers Union, an independent testing organization. Organically grown foods consistently had about one-third as many residues as conventionally grown foods, and about one-half as many residues as found in IPM/NDR samples. Conventionally grown and IPM/NDR samples were also far more likely to contain multiple pesticide residues than were organically grown samples. Comparison of specific residues on specific crops found that residue concentrations in organic samples were consistently lower than in the other two categories, across all three data sets. The IPM/NDR category, based on data from two of the test programmes, had residues higher than those in organic samples but lower than those in conventionally grown foods.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"20 1","pages":"427 - 446"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87295096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Czerwiecki, D. Czajkowska, A. Witkowska-Gwiazdowska
{"title":"On ochratoxin A and fungal flora in Polish cereals from conventional and ecological farms - Part 1: Occurrence of ochratoxin A and fungi in cereals in 1997","authors":"L. Czerwiecki, D. Czajkowska, A. Witkowska-Gwiazdowska","doi":"10.1080/02652030110113726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110113726","url":null,"abstract":"Over 200 samples of Polish cereal grain from the 1997 harvest obtained from conventional and ecological farms were tested for the presence of ochratoxin A as well as for contamination by microscopic fungi. Ochratoxin A contamination of rye from ecological farms was over six times more frequent than that from conventional cultivation. The ochratoxin A content in wheat and barley samples from ecological farms was also higher. No wheat sample from conventional farms contained the mycotoxin. In the group of ecological farms, there were differences in the percentage of cereal samples containing ochratoxin A. The ochratoxin A levels ranged from 0.2 to 57 µg kg−1. The mean concentration of ochratoxin A in investigated cereal grain was 5.7 µg kg−1. From samples containing detectable amounts of ochratoxin A, fungi producing ochratoxin A under laboratory conditions were isolated. They were classified as belonging to the species Penicillium cyclopium, P. viridicatum, P. chrysogenum and also Aspergillus alliaceus, A. versicolor, A. glaucus and A. flavus. Penicillium strains—producers of ochratoxin A—were isolated from 93% of the samples; in 7% of samples, only Aspergillus strains producing this mycotoxin were noted. Rye samples mainly from one farm with an ecological type of cultivation and from one conventional farm were contaminated with both Aspergillus and Penicillium mycotoxigenic strains.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"48 1","pages":"470 - 477"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85588612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Broggi, S. Resnik, A. Pacin, H. González, Gaspar Cano, D. Taglieri
{"title":"Distribution of fumonisins in dry-milled corn fractions in Argentina","authors":"L. Broggi, S. Resnik, A. Pacin, H. González, Gaspar Cano, D. Taglieri","doi":"10.1080/02652030110103484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110103484","url":null,"abstract":"Corn samples and different dry-milled fractions collected from an industrial mill in Argentina were analysed. Average contaminations were FB1 1540 µg kg−1, FB2 716 µg kg−1 and FB3 152 µg kg−1 in whole corn; FB1 135 µg kg−1, FB2 39.1 µg kg−1 and FB3 10.2 µg kg−1 in corn grits; FB1 358 µg kg−1, FB2 122 µg kg−1 and FB3 45.9 µg kg-1 in ‘C’ flour; FB1 148 µg kg−1, FB2 52.5 µg kg−1 and FB3 28.3 µg kg−1 in corn meal; and FB1 4210 µg kg−1, FB2 2010 µg kg−1 and FB3 447 µg kg−1 in germ and bran together. The fumonisin contamination level was approximately three times higher in germ and bran than in whole corn, 13 times higher than in ‘C’ flour and 29 times higher than in corn meal and corn grits. Taking into account the distribution of fumonisins in commercial dry-milled corn fractions and corn meal consumption in Argentina, a theoretical whole corn level of 6640 µg kg−1 maximum of total fumonisins could be processed to obtain products considered safe for human health.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"42 1","pages":"465 - 469"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76697713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Migration of monomers from liquid crystalline poly(p-hydroxybenzoic acid-co-2-hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid)","authors":"G. Flodberg, L. Höjvall, M. Hedenqvist, U. Gedde","doi":"10.1080/02652030110101503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110101503","url":null,"abstract":"Liquid-crystalline co-polyesters (e.g. a random copolyester based on p-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA) and 2-hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid (HNA) known as Vectra A950) offer good barrier properties, but for food-contact use require overall and specific migration testing. For Vectra A950 films, the highest overall migration level obtained was 2.3 mg kg−1 in olive oil (10 days at 40°C) well below the EC limit of 60 mg kg−1. The highest specific migration for p-hydroxybenzoic acid was 15.2 µg dm−2 in olive oil (2h at 175°C). For 2-hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid, the highest value obtained was 4.3 µg dm−2 in 10% ethanol (4h at 100°C), although it was not on the EC positive and cannot yet be used for food-contact materials. At conditions considered as severe, the estimated daily intake for p-hydroxybenzoic acid was calculated as 11.9 µg/person day−1 and for 2-hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid it was 5.3 µg/person day−1. The results exceed the threshold of regulation of 1.5 µg/person day−1.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"30 1","pages":"492 - 501"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73704179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Lario, F. Burló, P. Aracil, D. Martínez-Romero, S. Castillo, D. Valero, Á. Carbonell-Barrachina
{"title":"Methylarsonic and dimethylarsinic acids toxicity and total arsenic accumulation in edible bush beans, Phaseolus vulgaris","authors":"Y. Lario, F. Burló, P. Aracil, D. Martínez-Romero, S. Castillo, D. Valero, Á. Carbonell-Barrachina","doi":"10.1080/02652030110101828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110101828","url":null,"abstract":"The main objective was to evaluate whether arsenic accumulated in the edible pods and seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris, cv. F15 above the Spanish maximum recommended concentration for food crops, 1 mg kg−1 on a fresh weight basis. Only organic arsenicals, methylarsonic and dimethylarsinic acids were used because they were: (1) the only arsenic species allowed for agricultural applications and (2) more mobile than inorganic species. Selection of French beans, a sensitive plant to arsenic, was based on the fact that arsenic-upward translocation is higher in sensitive than in tolerant plants. A 2 x 3 factorial experiment was conducted with two organic arsenic species (methylarsonic acid, dimethylarsinic acid) and three arsenic concentrations (0.2, 0.5, 1.0 mg l-1). Experimental results showed that the low bean plant tolerance to arsenic was possibly due to the high arsenic-upward transport to shoots, which could result in profound negative metabolic consequences. Even under extreme adverse conditions, arsenic residues in edible beans were below the maximum statutory limit set by the Spanish legislation. It is concluded that the major drawback of organic arsenical herbicides is that of decreased productivity rather than high arsenic intake by consumers of edible products from sensitive plant species.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"33 1","pages":"417 - 426"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88300096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Brede, I. Skjevrak, H. Herikstad, E. Anensen, R. Austvoll, T. Hemmingsen
{"title":"Improved sample extraction and clean-up for the GC-MS determination of BADGE and BFDGE in vegetable oil","authors":"C. Brede, I. Skjevrak, H. Herikstad, E. Anensen, R. Austvoll, T. Hemmingsen","doi":"10.1080/02652030110088293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02652030110088293","url":null,"abstract":"A straightforward method was established for the determination of migration contaminants in olive oil with a special focus on the two can-coating migration compounds bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE). The preferred sample preparation was a single liquid-liquid extraction of compounds from the oil into 20% (v/v) methanol in acetonitrile, followed by clean-up with solid-phase extraction on aminopropyl bonded to silica. This purification procedure selectively removed all free fatty acids from the extracts without removing phenolic compounds of interest. The solid-phase extraction columns were used many times by implementing a procedure of washing out the strongly retained fatty acids with 2% acetic acid in methanol. Gas chromatography coupled with full scan (m/z 33-700) electron ionization mass spectrometry was used for the determination of several model compounds in olive oil samples. BADGE and BFDGE could be determined in the 0.05-2 mg kg−1 range in oil samples with a relative SD of <6% (six replicates). The method was used in an enforcement campaign for the Norwegian Food Control Authority to analyse vegetable oil samples from canned fish-in-oil.","PeriodicalId":12310,"journal":{"name":"Food Additives & Contaminants","volume":"28 1","pages":"483 - 491"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82156910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}