Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia
This study aimed at determination of heavy metals (cadmium, lead, and zinc) in milk-based infant formulas collected from Mekelle, Ethiopia, and their associated health risks to the infants through consumption of these products. The infant feeding samples were dry-ashed in a muffle furnace followed b...
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| description | This study aimed at determination of heavy metals (cadmium, lead, and zinc) in milk-based infant formulas collected from Mekelle, Ethiopia, and their associated health risks to the infants through consumption of these products. The infant feeding samples were dry-ashed in a muffle furnace followed by digestion in nitric acid and the resulting solutions were analyzed by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Cadmium was not detected in the samples while the levels of lead and zinc ranged from not detected value to 0.103 mg/kg and from 27.888 to 71.553 mg/kg, respectively. The estimated daily intake values and the health risk indices of both metals were below their respective safety limits and the threshold of 1, respectively. These findings show low infant health risk of these metals through consumption of these products. Nevertheless, regular monitoring of infant formula for toxic metals is required since infants are potentially more susceptible to metals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42bac0cae3464c93ad84c671ea7785732025-02-03T05:57:36ZengWileyInternational Journal of Analytical Chemistry1687-87601687-87792018-01-01201810.1155/2018/29856982985698Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, EthiopiaTadele Eticha0Melat Afrasa1Getu Kahsay2Hailekiros Gebretsadik3School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaSchool of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaSchool of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaSchool of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaThis study aimed at determination of heavy metals (cadmium, lead, and zinc) in milk-based infant formulas collected from Mekelle, Ethiopia, and their associated health risks to the infants through consumption of these products. The infant feeding samples were dry-ashed in a muffle furnace followed by digestion in nitric acid and the resulting solutions were analyzed by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Cadmium was not detected in the samples while the levels of lead and zinc ranged from not detected value to 0.103 mg/kg and from 27.888 to 71.553 mg/kg, respectively. The estimated daily intake values and the health risk indices of both metals were below their respective safety limits and the threshold of 1, respectively. These findings show low infant health risk of these metals through consumption of these products. Nevertheless, regular monitoring of infant formula for toxic metals is required since infants are potentially more susceptible to metals.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2985698 |
| spellingShingle | Tadele Eticha Melat Afrasa Getu Kahsay Hailekiros Gebretsadik Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia International Journal of Analytical Chemistry |
| title | Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | infant exposure to metals through consumption of formula feeding in mekelle ethiopia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2985698 |
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