Toxic Metals and Metalloids in Infant Formulas Marketed in Brazil, and Child Health Risks According to the Target Hazard Quotients and Target Cancer Risk.

ABSTRACT: Children are highly vulnerable to chemical exposure. Thus, metal and metalloid in infant formulas are a concern, although studies in this regard are still relatively scarce. Thus, the presence of aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, tin, mercury, lead, and uranium was investigated in infant formulas marketed in Brazil by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and the Target Hazard Quotients (THQ) and Target Cancer Risk (TCR) were calculated in to assess the potential risk of toxicity for children who consume these products continuously. Aluminum ranging from 0.432 ± 0.049 to 1.241 ± 0.113 mg·kg^-1, arsenic from 0.012 ± 0.009 to 0.034 ± 0.006 mg·kg^-1, and tin from 0.007 ± 0.003 to 0.095 ± 0.024 mg·kg^-1 were the major elements, while cadmium and uranium were pre

SUBMITTER: de Almeida CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9517614 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature