Determination of 40 Elements in Powdered Infant Formulas and Related Risk Assessment

Maria Luisa Astolfi, Daniela Marotta, Vittoria Cammalleri, Elisabetta Marconi, Arianna Antonucci, Pasquale Avino, Silvia Canepari, Matteo Vitali and Carmela Protano
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Maria Luisa Astolfi: Department of Chemistry, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Daniela Marotta: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Vittoria Cammalleri: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Elisabetta Marconi: National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Via Salaria Km. 29.300, Monterotondo St., 00015 Rome, Italy
Arianna Antonucci: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Pasquale Avino: Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences (DiAAA), University of Molise, via F. De Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Silvia Canepari: Department of Environmental Biology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Matteo Vitali: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Carmela Protano: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-16

Abstract: The aim of the study was to analyze all powdered infant formulas authorized and commercialized in Italy at the time of the study to measure the concentrations of 40 elements, and to estimate the infants’ intake of some toxic heavy metals for assessing possible related health risks. For this purpose, an optimized multi-element method was used through inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Be, B, Al, Zr, Nb, Sb, Te, W, V, Cr and As concentrations were Keywords: powdered infant formula; inorganic elements; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; daily intake; health risk assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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