Assesment of cadmium intake associated with consumption of animal originating food in Serbia
2013
Nikolić, Dragica (Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Janković, Saša (Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Stefanović, Srđan (Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Radičević, Tatjana (Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Spirić, Danka (Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Petrović, Zoran (Institute for Meat Hygiene and Technology, Belgrade (Serbia))
For the past several decades, cadmium levels increased significantly due to human activities. Food is the most important source of cadmium intake accounting for about 90% of total burdain. Cadmium is readily accumulated in offal, mushrooms, fish and fishery products, molluscs and crustaceans, and some plants that accumulate cadmium from soil (cocoa, rice). The aim of this work is to assess weekly intake of cadmium through animal originating food consumption in Serbia. Total of 1450 samples were analyzed from 2011 to 2013. Analyses were carried out using atomic absorption spectrometry with graphite furnace technique. The limit of quantification (LoQ) was 5 ngg-1. GEMS/Food Consumption Cluster Diets database was used for the purpose of intake assessment. All analyzed samples contained cadmium below the maximum level fixed by the European legislation. The estimated weekly intake for Cd, based on mean cadmium value and average body weight of 70 kg, was 0.18 g/kg b.w./week. Based on EFSA (European food safety authority) recommended safe limit of 2.5 g/kg b.w./week and on obtained results, we can conclude that the intake of cadmium in Serbian population is less than 10% of the safe limit and does not pose a risk to human health.
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