Health Safety Assessment of Ready-to-Eat Products Consumed by Children Aged 0.5-3 Years on the Polish Market.

ABSTRACT: Toxic elements have a negative impact on health, especially among infants and young children. Even low levels of exposure can impair the normal growth and development of children. In young children, all organs and metabolic processes are insufficiently developed, making them particularly vulnerable to the effects of toxic elements. The aim of this study is to estimate the concentration of toxic elements in products consumed by infants and young children. The health risk of young children due to consumption of ready-made products potentially contaminated with As (arsenic), Cd (cadmium), Hg (mercury), and Pb (lead) was also assessed. A total of 397 samples (dinners, porridges, mousses, snacks "for the handle", baby drinks, dairy) were analyzed for the content of toxic elements. Inductively c

SUBMITTER: Zmudzinska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9183086 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature