High concentrations of essential and toxic elements in infant formula and infant foods - A matter of concern

Food Chemistry

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 943-951

  Ljung, Karin ^a   Palm, Brita ^a   Grandér, Margaretha ^a   Vahter, Marie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baby milk; Baby porridge; Exposure; Intake; Metal

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; BABY MILK; BABY PORRIDGE; BREAST MILK; DAILY INTAKE; DRINKING WATER; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; EXPOSURE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INFANT FOOD; INFANT FORMULA; INTAKE; TOXIC ELEMENTS;

LEAD; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; POTABLE WATER; TOXIC MATERIALS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; URANIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BABY FOOD; BREAST MILK; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; POWDER;

EID: 79952534891     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.01.062     Document Type: Article

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