Human breast milk samples collected from mothers (n=110) who lived in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, southwestern China in 2009 were analyzed to determine the concentrations of 13 musk compounds. Possible relationships between musk concentrations and some personal characteristics were also studied. Only five target analytes were detected in the milk samples analyzed, with median concentration value...

OBJECTIVE Lycopene is a potent antioxidant, and it has been suggested that intake of tomatoes and tomato products containing lycopene is associated with a decreased risk of various chronic diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the distribution of dietary lycopene intake in the Belgian population and to determine the most important contributors to lycopene intake. DESIGN Cross...

Deoxynivalenol (DON), the mycotoxin produced mainly by Fusarium graminearum and found in contaminated cereal-based foodstuff, has been consistently detected in body fluids in adults. Available data in children and adolescents are scarce. This study assessed urinary DON concentrations in children aged 3-9 years (n = 40) and adolescents aged 10-17 years (n = 39) in the UK. Morning urine samples w...

BACKGROUND To date, despite the facts that pasteurized milk is the most consumed dairy product in Iran and its consumption has increased almost two fold during the last 10 years, no data are available concerning the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in commercial cow milk in Iran market. METHODS This study designed to determine the levels of PCBs in these products and to asse...

Recently, reproductive and neurobehavioral effects of bisphenol A (BPA) have been documented, and thus a review was requested for BPA management direction by the government. Therefore, this study was performed to establish a Korean tolerable daily intake (TDI) for BPA. An expert committee, consisting of specialists in fields such as toxicology, medicine, pharmacology, and statistics, was asked ...

OBJECTIVES Community-based services, such as Meals on Wheels (MOW), allow older adults to remain in their homes for as long as possible. Many MOW recipients experience decreased appetite that limits intake at mealtimes. This pilot study aimed to determine the feasibility of providing high protein high energy snacks to improve nutrient intakes of MOW clients in a regional centre of New South Wal...

Vegetables (Beta vulgaris L., Abelmoschus esculentus L. and Brassica oleracea L.) from the production and market sites of India were tested for Cu, Cd, Zn and Pb. At market sites, the mean concentration of Cu in cauliflower, and of Zn and Cd in both palak and cauliflower had exceeded the PFA standard. Zn at the production sites also exceeded the PFA standard in cauliflower. Cd concentration in ...

conclusions in all of the investigated imported rice samples, the level of afb1 and total afs were found to be lower than the iranian mtl, and no health risk for consumers were detected at these levels of contamination. results the results showed that the highest concentration of afb1 and total afs in the rice samples were 2.3500 and 2.7040 ng/g, respectively. the different mean concentration o...

It is recognised as a nutritionally essential element with daily adequate intake (AI) of 25 μg for women and 35 μg for men and with serum levels in healthy humans from developed countries of 2.3 40.3 nmol/l. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has replaced acceptable daily intake with calculated reference dose (RfD). The RfD is calculated from the ‘no observed adverse effect level’ fro...

Abstract As veterinary drugs available for fish is very restricted, there growing trials repurposing livestock as aquatic animal drugs. Tylosin one of the most effective antibiotics to treat bacterial infections approved livestock, and would be used in fish. Hence, we investigated toxicological microbiological aspects tylosin establish health-based guidance value (HBGV) maximum residue limit (M...