Mustatea Gabriel, Ungureanu Elena L, Iorga Sorin C, Ciotea Denisa, Popa Mona E
National Research & Development Institute for Food Bioresources, 020323 Bucharest, Romania.
Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Agronomic Science and Veterinary Medicine, 011464 Bucharest, Romania.
Foods. 2021 Mar 10;10(3):581. doi: 10.3390/foods10030581.
Across the world, there has been an increase in the consumption of food supplements. This may be due to the perception that these dietary supplements cannot negatively affect the health of consumers in any way. However, dietary supplements may not have the expected effect. In addition, it has been shown that supplements can sometimes be chemically, physically or microbiologically contaminated, if the hygiene conditions and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan are not fully complied with. The aim of this study was to determine the lead and cadmium content of 41 food supplements available on the Romanian market and to assess the risk to consumer health. The graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) technique was used for sample analysis after wet mineralization of the samples. The risk assessment was determined based on Estimated Daily Intake (EDI), Target Hazard Quotient (THQ), and Carcinogenic Risk (CR) calculations. Values obtained for both lead and cadmium fall within the limits imposed by the legislation in force. Small risks associated with the consumption of these food supplements was shown, with a main recommendation being to decrease the recommended daily dose in the case of food supplements.
在全球范围内，食品补充剂的消费量一直在增加。这可能是由于人们认为这些膳食补充剂不会以任何方式对消费者健康产生负面影响。然而，膳食补充剂可能不会产生预期效果。此外，研究表明，如果卫生条件和危害分析与关键控制点（HACCP）计划未得到充分遵守，补充剂有时会受到化学、物理或微生物污染。本研究的目的是测定罗马尼亚市场上41种食品补充剂中的铅和镉含量，并评估对消费者健康的风险。在对样品进行湿法矿化后，采用石墨炉原子吸收光谱法（GFAAS）技术进行样品分析。风险评估是基于估计每日摄入量（EDI）、目标危害商（THQ）和致癌风险（CR）计算得出的。铅和镉的测定值均在现行法规规定的限值范围内。研究表明，食用这些食品补充剂存在较小风险，主要建议是在食品补充剂的情况下降低推荐每日剂量。
