Increased urinary excretion of aluminium after ingestion of the food additive sodium aluminium phosphate (SALP) – a study on healthy volunteers

ABSTRACT

Food is an important source of human aluminium (Al) exposure and regular consumption of foods containing Al-based food additives may result in high Al intakes above health-based tolerable intakes. However, some additives are Al salts with low solubility, and little is known about bioavailability of Al in these additives. We investigated urine Al concentrations in healthy adult volunteers (N = 18, women/men) before (base-line) and after 7 days of ingestion of pancakes with a low Al content (median: <0.5 mg Al/kg) and high Al content (median: 860 mg/kg). The high-Al pancakes contained the common additive sodium aluminium phosphate (SALP). The participants did not know if the pancakes contained SALP or not during the experiment. After adjusting for creatinine content of the urine samples, median base-line Al concentrations before pancake ingestion were in the range 30–40 µmol Al/mol creatinine. Urine Al concentrations after ingestion of low-Al pancakes (average intake: <0.042 Al mg/day) did not differ significantly from the base-line levels. After ingestion of high-Al pancakes (72 mg Al/day) the median Al concentration in urine was more than 2-fold higher than at the base-line sampling before the high-Al pancake ingestion. At the end of the experiment the volunteers ingested an Al-containing antacid (Al-OH, 1800 mg Al/day) for 7 days as a positive control of Al absorption. This caused a 10-fold increase in median urine Al concentration compared to base-line. Our results strongly suggest that Al in the form of SALP in a pancake mix is bioavailable for absorption in humans, which should be taken into account in risk assessment of Al in food in countries with a high use of SALP as a food additive.     

Instant food products as a source of silicon

Silicon is a trace element for humans, and is absorbed from food in the form of orthosilicic acid. Instant food products are part of a constantly growing market of convenience foods, which have not been evaluated yet as sources of silicon. In this study the total and soluble silicon contents in different instant food products were determined by using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS). A selection of instant products commercially available in Wroclaw were analyzed: soups, main courses, coffee drinks, jellies and puddings. Total silicon contents in soups, main courses and coffee drinks ranged widely and reached the values: 0.10–30.20, 0.63–37.91 and 0.21–13.37 mg/serving, respectively. These products contained 0.05–1.26 mg of soluble silicon per serving. The total silicon content in jellies and puddings did not exceed 0.36 mg and 2.42 mg/serving, respectively. Among the analyzed desserts the highest level of soluble silicon was found in chocolate puddings: 0.36–0.41 mg/serving. The silicon level in servings of the studied instant products when prepared with the appropriate amount of water was also estimated. The mean content of silicon determined in samples of drinking water from Wroc?aw and the vicinity, which was used for the estimation, amounted to 7.09 mg/l. The total silicon content in ready-to-eat products ranged from 1.32 to 39.21 mg/serving. In conclusion, some of the analyzed instant foods contained very high amounts of silicon, however the content of the soluble, and hence available, form of this element was low.     

Aluminium in food and daily dietary intake estimate in Greece

Aluminium content of foods, as well as dietary aluminium intake of the Greek adult population, was determined using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy after microwave sample digestion and food consumption data. Al content ranged from 0.02 to 741.2?mg?kg^?1, with spices, high-spice foods, cereal products, vegetables and pulses found to be high in Al. Differences in aluminium content were found between different food classes from Greece and those from some other countries. Aluminium intake of Greeks is 3.7?mg/day based on DAFNE Food Availability Databank, which uses data from the Household Budget Surveys. On the other hand, according to the per capita food consumption data collected by both national and international organisations, Al intake is 6.4?mg?day^?1. Greek adult population has an Al intake lower than the Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake of 7?mg?kg^?1 body weight established by EFSA. Cereals and vegetables are the main Al contributors, providing 72.4% of daily intake.     

Aluminium content of some processed foods,raw materials and food additives in China by inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry

The level of aluminium in 178 processed food samples from Shenzhen city in China was evaluated using inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry. Some processed foods contained a concentration of up to 1226?mg/kg, which is about 12 times the Chinese food standard. To establish the main source in these foods, Al levels in the raw materials were determined. However, aluminium concentrations in raw materials were low (0.10–451.5?mg/kg). Therefore, aluminium levels in food additives used in these foods was determined and it was found that some food additives contained a high concentration of aluminium (0.005–57.4?g/kg). The results suggested that, in the interest of public health, food additives containing high concentrations of aluminium should be replaced by those containing less. This study has provided new information on aluminium levels in Chinese processed foods, raw materials and a selection of food additives.     

Aluminium content in foods with aluminium-containing food additives

The aluminium (Al) content of 105 samples, including bakery products made with baking powder, agricultural products and seafoods treated with alum, was investigated. The amounts of Al detected were as follows (limit of quantification: 0.01 mg/g): 0.01-0.37 mg/g in 26 of 57 bakery products, 0.22-0.57 mg/g in 3 of 6 powder mixes, 0.01-0.05 mg/g in all three agricultural products examined, 0.03-0.90 mg/g in 4 of 6 seafood samples, 0.01-0.03 mg/g in 3 of 11 samples of instant noodles, 0.04-0.14 mg/g in 3 of 4 samples of vermicelli, 0.01 mg/g in 1 of 16 soybean products, but none in soybeans. Amounts equivalent to the PTWI of a 16 kg infant were detected in two samples of bakery products, two samples of powder mixes and one sample of salted jellyfish, if each sample was taken once a week. These results suggest that certain foods, depending on the product and the intake, might exceed the PTWI of children, especially infants.     

2012—2017年广西壮族自治区市售食品中沙门菌监测数据分析

目的 了解广西市售食品中沙门菌污染状况和特征,为减少污染和防控食源性疾病提供科学依据。方法 2012—2017年从广西14个市采集14类市售食品共60 174份,其中生鲜类食品5 712份,即食食品54 462份,按照GB 4789.4—2010《食品安全国家标准 食品微生物学检验 沙门氏菌检验》方法进行沙门菌检验。结果 生鲜类食品中生肉及生肉制品、生水产品及其制品、速冻米面制品、鲜蛋类沙门菌检出率分别为10.3%(399/3 883)、6.2%(50/806)、0.5%(2/440)、0.0%(0/583),即食食品中熟肉制品、餐饮食品、生食蔬菜及其制品沙门菌检出率分别为0.6%(58/10 175)、0.3%(39/14 721)、1.0%(5/489),焙烤及油炸类食品、饮料、水果及其制品均为0.1%,熟蛋制品、豆制品、冷冻饮品、调味品均未检出。生肉及生肉制品共检出51种血清型,德尔卑沙门菌为优势血清型(16.2%,70/432),主要在生猪肉中检出。即食食品共检出32种血清型,德尔卑沙门菌为优势血清型(14.5%,11/76),主要在熟肉制品中检出。结论 生鲜类受沙门菌污染最严重的食品是生畜肉和生禽肉,即食食品受沙门菌污染较严重食品是凉拌类食品。应加强从农场到餐桌的食品安全防控,减少食源性疾病的发生。     

Potential risk and sodium content of children’s ready-to-eat foods distributed at major amusement parks in Korea

This study was conducted to help better understand the current sodium intake of Korean children and to establish children’s good eating habits through investigation of the sodium content of ready-to-eat foods collected from nine major amusement parks in Korea. The sodium content of a total of 322 products was analysed by using ICP and then the potential risk based on the recommended daily intake of sodium as described in the Korean dietary reference intakes was determined. The results showed that sodium content was the lowest in muffins (245 mg/100 g) and the highest in seasoned dried filefish (1825 mg/100 g). The average amounts of sodium per serving of seasoned dried filefish, tteokbokki and fish paste were 1150, 1248 and 1097 mg, respectively. The values were above 50% of the daily intake of sodium recommended by the Korean dietary reference intake. The ready-to-eat foods were also classified into high, medium and low sodium content on the basis of standards recommended by the Korean Food and Drug Administration. Most snacks were classified as high sodium foods because they exceeded “300 mg (84.5% of the total daily allowance)”. Furthermore, the meal substitution foods such as kimbab, tteokbokki, mandus, sandwiches and hamburgers exceeded “600 mg (90.3% of the total daily allowance)” and were also classified as high sodium foods. In addition, ready-to-eat foods in amusement parks are similar to foods eaten on streets and foods around school zones, which contain high sodium content; thus, the intake frequency might be high, which would induce high risk to children health. Koreans already consume a high amount of sodium daily via their usual diets. So, the sodium content in snacks and substitution foods needs to be reduced. Consequently, this study noted that parents and guardians should carefully consider their children’s consumption of ready-to-eat foods from Korean amusement parks.     

Dietary exposure to aluminium of the Hong Kong population

A total of 256 individual food samples were collected in Hong Kong for aluminium testing. Most of food samples were analysed in ready-to-eat form. High aluminium levels were found in steamed bread/bun/cake (mean: 100–320 mg kg^?1), some bakery products such as muffin, pancake/waffle, coconut tart and cake (mean: 250, 160, 120 and 91 mg kg^?1, respectively), and jellyfish (ready-to-eat form) (mean: 1200 mg kg^?1). The results demonstrated that aluminium-containing food additives have been widely used in these food products. The average dietary exposure to aluminium for a 60 kg adult was estimated to be 0.60 mg kg^?1 bw week^?1, which amounted to 60% of the new PTWI established by JECFA. The main dietary source was “steamed bread/bun/cake”, which contributed to 60% of the total exposure, followed by “bakery products” and “jellyfish”, which contributed to 23 and 10% of the total exposure, respectively. However, the estimation did not include the intake of aluminium from natural food sources, food contact materials or other sources (e.g. drinking water). Although the results indicated that aluminium it is unlikely to cause adverse health effect for the general population, the risk to some populations who regularly consume foods with aluminium-containing food additives cannot be ruled out.     

奶茶粉脂肪酸指纹特征及真实性判别模型建立

目的 评价以脂肪酸(fatty acid, FAs)指纹建立奶茶粉真实性判别模型的可行性。方法 采集生牛乳喷雾干燥(湿法)和植脂末、乳粉、炼乳粉粉末原料混合制备(干法)奶茶粉138种产品,并采集植脂末、奶油粉和奶粉为参照样品,气相色谱法检测FAs,进行差异性比较,并进行正交偏最小二乘判别分析(orthogonalpartial least squares discriminant analysis, OPLS-DA)和层聚类分析(hierarchical cluster analysis,HCA),观察各种类奶茶粉样品聚类特征,评价模式相似度。构建奶茶粉掺植脂末OPLS-DA和偏最小二乘(partial least square, PLS)预测模型。结果 生牛乳湿法制备的奶茶粉与其他3种干法制备的奶茶粉FAs指纹显著不同,与奶粉有同质性,两者模式相似度为94.9%; 3种干法制备的奶茶粉与植脂末、奶油粉存在同质性,可归入同一个大类,模式相似度为27.2%。OPLS-DA和PLS模型有良好的预测能力,可以区分0%植脂末(奶粉)与添加12.5%植脂末的人工奶茶粉样品。3种市售干法制备奶茶粉...     

我国零售食品单增李斯特菌污染的健康风险分级研究

目的对我国零售阶段食品中单增李斯特菌污染的健康风险进行评估和分级。方法利用全国污染物监测网中2010—2013年食品中单增李斯特菌污染水平监测数据、2002年中国居民营养与健康状况调查中的膳食消费量数据以及2011年中国统计年鉴资料,对李斯特菌病敏感人群通过5大类17小类食品暴露于单增李斯特菌的风险进行评估和分级。结果生食水产品是单增李斯特菌污染水平较高的食品类别,其次是散装熟肉制品。豆腐皮/丝是导致李斯特菌病每年发病风险最高的食品,散装熟肉食品导致的单增李斯特菌健康风险是定型包装的4~10倍。结论生食水产品和散装熟肉制品导致的每餐单增李斯特菌病发病风险最高,即食非发酵豆制品和熟肉制品是可能导致我国每年发生单增李斯特菌病的最主要食品。     

Non-dairy probiotic food products: An emerging group of functional foods

ABSTRACT

The functional food sector has shown tremendous growth in recent years with the application of probiotic bacteria as “food additives”. The utilization of probiotic bacteria in food presents many challenges related to their growth, survival, viability, stability and functionality in food processing, storage and consumption as well as changes of sensory characteristics of probiotic foods. Although dairy foods are currently the most common food carrier to deliver probiotics, an increasing number of non-dairy food matrices exhibit potential for delivery of probiotics. This review provides more recent insight into the emergence of non-dairy probiotics products, the interactions between probiotics and different food matrices and the challenges in developing such products. Some of the technical issues are also reviewed and discussed. These issues include the efficacy of probiotic bacteria in non-chilled, low pH or high water activity foods; the potential loss of bacterial viability, additionally unwanted fermentation and changes of the sensory characteristics of food products which may result in poor microbiological quality and low acceptability to consumers.     

Aluminium in food and daily dietary intake assessment from 15 food groups in Zhejiang Province,China

Aluminium was measured in 2580 samples of 15 food groups and dietary exposure was estimated. Samples were purchased and analysed during 2010 to 2014. High aluminium levels were found in jellyfish (mean 4862 mg/kg), laver (mean 455.2 mg/kg) and fried twisted cruller (mean 392.4 mg/kg). Dietary exposure to aluminium was estimated for Zhejiang residents. The average dietary exposure to aluminium via 15 food groups in Zhejiang Province was 1.15 mg/kg bw/week, which is below the provisional tolerable weekly intake of 2 mg/kg bw /week. Jellyfish is the main Al contributor, providing 37.6% of the daily intake via these 15 food groups. This study provided new information on aluminium levels and assessment of aluminium (Al) dietary exposure in Zhejiang Province of China.     

Sodium Content of Foods Contributing to Sodium Intake: Comparison between Selected Foods from the CDC Packaged Food Database and the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

The sodium concentration (mg/100 g) for 23 of 125 Sentinel Foods (e.g. white bread) were identified in the 2009 CDC Packaged Food Database (PFD) and compared with data in the USDA's 2013 National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference(SR 26). Sentinel Foods are foods identified by USDA to be monitored as primary indicators to assess the changes in the sodium content of commercially processed foods from stores and restaurants. Overall, 937 products were evaluated in the CDC PFD, and between 3 (one brand of ready-to-eat cereal) and 126 products (white bread) were evaluated per selected food. The mean sodium concentrations of 17 of the 23 (74%) selected foods in the CDC PFD were 90%-110% of the mean sodium concentrations in SR 26 and differences in sodium concentration were statistically significant for 6 Sentinel Foods. The sodium concentration of most of the Sentinel Foods, as selected in the PFD, appeared to represent the sodium concentrations of the corresponding food category. The results of our study help improve the understanding of how nutrition information compares between national analytic values and the label and whether the selected Sentinel Foods represent their corresponding food category as indicators for assessment of change of the sodium content in the food supply.     

LC-UV and LC-MS analysis of food and drink products containing kava

A method for the determination of six kava lactones, methysticin, dihydromethysticin, kawain, dihydrokawain, yangonin and desmethoxyyangonin, in solid foods and beverages has been developed. Solid samples were prepared using methanol extraction, while beverages were extracted using a separate solid phase extraction (SPE) method. After sample preparation, the extracts were analysed using LC-UV or atmospheric pressure photoionization (APPI) LC-MS in the positive mode. Using the method, 10 beverage products, two chocolate products, three unbrewed tea products, three dietary supplements and a drink mix product were analysed. The results obtained using the LC-UV were comparable to those obtained using APPI-LC-MS for most products. Using the SPE method in conjunction with LC-MS, individual kava lactones were detected in drink products at ppb concentrations. Concentrations of total kava lactones ranged between 135-0.035 mg per serving in the food and beverage products tested and between 40-61 mg per serving for the dietary supplement products tested. Results of these analyses as well as extraction efficiency and reproducibility data are reported.     

中国市场食品中反式脂肪酸含量现状调研

比较了中国市售食品中的反式脂肪酸(TFA)含量调研数据,包括家用烹调油、餐饮用油和常见含油食品产品.从市场购买样品,然后测定TFA含量并进行分析和比较.对133个品牌的581个家用烹调油样品进行了测定,包括调和油、大豆油、玉米油、葵花籽油、菜籽油、橄榄油、花生油、芝麻油、茶籽油等15个油种.结果发现87.52％的烹调油样品中TFA质量分数在2％以下.收集并测定了5个油种74个样品的餐饮用油,结果表明各油种的TFA质量分数为0.45％～ 1.68％,可见调查范围内餐饮用油的TFA维持在一个较低水平.而对蛋糕、面包、饼干、炸薯条、冰激凌、巧克力、爆米花、方便面、植脂末、植物奶油等各类常见含油食品共计9大类76个主要品牌的257个样品进行分析的结果则表明,其TFA含量与2005～2010年公开发表的市场调研数据相比有了大幅度的下降.蛋糕面包派、饼干两类产品的TFA质量分数高于1％(油基),其他产品中TFA的质量分数较低.对各类主要产品间TFA含量和种类的差异原因也进行了深入分析.     

Copper content of commonly consumed food in Brazil

Little is known of copper content of Brazilian food. In this paper, copper contents of several typical Brazilian foods were determined. The samples were bought in retail stores in cities of the southeast region of Brazil. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry with wet oxidation of the organic material was employed. The highest copper content was found in beef liver (6.06 mg/100 g of fresh product). Lowest copper content was found in milk and in fish fillet, with values below 0.01 mg/100 g of fresh product. Crude beans, Nescau^TM and whole wheat had copper contents from 0.44 to 1.04 mg/100 g of fresh food. Other foods, such as fruits, vegetables, grain products, baked products, roots and meat products had copper contents varying from 0.02 to 0.41 mg/100 g.     

2010年上海市市售食品中食源性致病菌监测结果分析

目的掌握上海市市售食品中食源性致病菌污染状况。方法在全市监测网点抽检各类食品,开展沙门菌等11种食源性致病菌的监测。结果各类食品中食源性致病菌总体检出率为7.6%,检出食源性致病菌的食品包括剩饭(25.0%)、生禽肉(21.7%)、生畜肉(19.0%)、水产品(14.4%)、餐饮即食食品(4.5%)和速冻熟制米面制品(1.7%)。其中,海产品中的副溶血性弧菌、生禽肉中单增李斯特菌、生猪产品中的沙门菌的检出率分别为21.0%,19.8%和11.6%,是本市食源性致病菌风险来源的主要食品品种和项目。熟食卤味、乳制品、鸡蛋、生食蔬菜、冷饮饮料、糕点、非发酵豆制品等食品均未检出食源性致病菌。结论上海市部分市售食品,特别是部分生食品中食源性致病菌仍有一定的检出率,食品加工过程仍应采取烧熟煮透、防止交叉污染等针对性措施,以提高食品安全性。     

Bacterial contamination of ready-to-eat foods and fresh products in retail shops and food factories.

Raw vegetables cut for salad, cooked salad, cooked rice, boiled noodles, bean curd, and cooked Japanese foods were purchased in 27 retail shops in Tokyo. Intact vegetables before being processed and ready-to-eat fresh salad products were obtained from two food factories located in the suburbs of Tokyo. Two hundred thirty-eight retail samples, 137 samples of intact vegetables, and 159 samples of fresh products were examined for aerobic plate count (APC), coliforms, Escherichia coli, Listeria spp., Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus cereus. The APC of retail foods were 2.1 to 5.7 log CFU/g, and the range for the coliforms was 0.1 to 2.3 log CFU/g. The APC and coliform values showed that the raw vegetables cut for salad were the most heavily contaminated among the six kinds of ready-to-eat foods examined. Although L. monocytogenes was not detected, two samples of raw vegetables and five kinds of cooked foods yielded Listeria spp. S. aureus was detected in one sample of Japanese cooked food. The APC of the intact vegetables were 2.9 to 7.3 log CFU/g upon arrival and 2.2 to 7.2 log CFU/g after 3 days storage at 10 degrees C. The APC of the fresh products were 3.4 to 7.6 log CFU/g upon arrival and 4.7 to 8.7 log CFU/g after 3 days storage at 10 degrees C. The isolation rates for coliforms were 6.1 to 50% for intact vegetables and 50 to 66.7% for fresh products. E. coli was detected only in the fresh products. B. cereus was isolated from 20.1% (17 of 81) of the intact vegetables and 9.2% (8 of 87) of the fresh products.     

Bacteriocin-based strategies for food biopreservation

Bacteriocins are ribosomally-synthesized peptides or proteins with antimicrobial activity, produced by different groups of bacteria. Many lactic acid bacteria (LAB) produce bacteriocins with rather broad spectra of inhibition. Several LAB bacteriocins offer potential applications in food preservation, and the use of bacteriocins in the food industry can help to reduce the addition of chemical preservatives as well as the intensity of heat treatments, resulting in foods which are more naturally preserved and richer in organoleptic and nutritional properties. This can be an alternative to satisfy the increasing consumers demands for safe, fresh-tasting, ready-to-eat, minimally-processed foods and also to develop "novel" food products (e.g. less acidic, or with a lower salt content). In addition to the available commercial preparations of nisin and pediocin PA-1/AcH, other bacteriocins (like for example lacticin 3147, enterocin AS-48 or variacin) also offer promising perspectives. Broad-spectrum bacteriocins present potential wider uses, while narrow-spectrum bacteriocins can be used more specifically to selectively inhibit certain high-risk bacteria in foods like Listeria monocytogenes without affecting harmless microbiota. Bacteriocins can be added to foods in the form of concentrated preparations as food preservatives, shelf-life extenders, additives or ingredients, or they can be produced in situ by bacteriocinogenic starters, adjunct or protective cultures. Immobilized bacteriocins can also find application for development of bioactive food packaging. In recent years, application of bacteriocins as part of hurdle technology has gained great attention. Several bacteriocins show additive or synergistic effects when used in combination with other antimicrobial agents, including chemical preservatives, natural phenolic compounds, as well as other antimicrobial proteins. This, as well as the combined use of different bacteriocins may also be an attractive approach to avoid development of resistant strains. The combination of bacteriocins and physical treatments like high pressure processing or pulsed electric fields also offer good opportunities for more effective preservation of foods, providing an additional barrier to more refractile forms like bacterial endospores as well. The effectiveness of bacteriocins is often dictated by environmental factors like pH, temperature, food composition and structure, as well as the food microbiota. Foods must be considered as complex ecosystems in which microbial interactions may have a great influence on the microbial balance and proliferation of beneficial or harmful bacteria. Recent developments in molecular microbial ecology can help to better understand the global effects of bacteriocins in food ecosystems, and the study of bacterial genomes may reveal new sources of bacteriocins.     

Aluminium content of foods and diets

Literature data on the aluminium content of individual foods have been compiled, summarized and presented by food groups. The contribution of aluminium from food preparation and cooking utensils and from food additives is discussed. Literature data on the daily intake of aluminium are summarized, and the contribution of food groups to daily aluminium intake is estimated. The major sources of dietary aluminium include several with aluminium additives (grain products, processed cheese and salt) and several that are naturally high in aluminium (tea, herbs and spices). The aluminium that may migrate from aluminium utensils is probably not a major or consistent source of this element. Daily intakes of aluminium, as reported prior to 1980, were 18-36 mg per day. More recent data, which are probably more accurate, indicate intakes of 9 mg per day for teenage and adult females and 12-14 mg per day for teenage and adult males.