Author, as appears in the article.: Gonzalez, Neus; Marques, Montse; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose L
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Gonzalez Paradell, Nieves / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí
Keywords: Vegetation Traces elements Trace-elements Trace elements Temporal trends Temporal trend Spain Population Nutritional-status Nutrition Nickel Metals Metalloids Metalloid Metal Mercury Humans Human Health risks Foodstuffs Foodstuff Food safety Fish and shellfishes Environmental-pollution Dietary intakes Dietary intake Dietary exposure Current levels Consumption Common foods Child Catalonia (spain) Catalonia Case-studies Cadmium Animals Animal Analyzed elements Adolescent
Abstract: In 2018, samples of various food groups were randomly purchased in different establishments of Tarragona County (Catalonia, Spain). The levels of As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, Tl and V were determined in the analyzed foodstuffs and their dietary intakes were estimated. Manganese was the element showing the highest concentration, while Be, Cr and Tl were not detected in any of the samples. Fish and shellfish was the only food group with detectable traces of all the remaining elements. The current levels were compared with the results of two previous surveys conducted in 1998 and 2013 in the same area. Although the levels of the analyzed elements in foodstuffs increased during the period 2013-2018, their intakes decreased by an average of 60%, due to consumption patterns changes by the population. Children and adolescents exceeded the maximum recommended intake of Ni set by the EFSA, while the dietary exposure to Pb for children was also above safety values. Compared with the concentrations found in 2013, Ni was the only element showing an increase, as well as an increase of human dietary intake. Meat, vegetables and milk were identified as the main contributors to Ni exposure. This trend was also correlated with changes in the biological burden of the same elements previously reported for the population of the area, for whom an increase of Ni in lungs was reported. Based on these results, Ni should be included as a target metal by food safety authorities, being suggested its inclusion in future Total Diet Studies.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Odontología Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Interdisciplinar Food science & technology Food science Farmacia Ensino Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: marti.nadal@urv.cat nieves.gonzalez@urv.cat montserrat.marques@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0003-4134-016X 0000-0001-6302-8578 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-6647-9470
Record's date: 2024-06-15
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996921003689?via%3Dihub
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Food Research International. 147
APA: Gonzalez, Neus; Marques, Montse; Nadal, Marti; Domingo, Jose L (2021). Temporal trend of the dietary exposure to metals/metalloids: A case study in Tarragona County, Spain. Food Research International, 147(), -. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110469
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110469
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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