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Estimates on the intake of food additives in Finland

Bestimmung über die Aufnahme von Zusatzstoffen in Finnland

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Zusammenfassung

Der Tagesverbrauch von 30 Lebensmittelzusatzstoffen wurde aus analytischen Ergebnissen der Bilanzwerte und den Import- und Export-Werten ermittelt. Die Resultate zeigten, daß die meisten mittleren Tagesverbrauchswerte noch unter den ADI-Werten liegen. Der Verbrauch von Nitrat und Nitrit, Saccharin und Cyclamat befand sich in der Nähe oder über den ADI-Werten. Weitere Studien sind mit diesen Zusatzstoffen vorgesehen, um spezielle Risikogruppen zu finden.

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An estimation of the intakes of 30 food additives in Finland was conducted combining analytical data, food balance sheets, import and export statistics. The results indicated that most calculated average food additive intakes were well below the ADI values and internationally at an acceptable level. The intakes of nitrates, nitrites, saccharin and cyclamates were above or close to the respective ADI values. More studies are planned on these substances in order to establish possible special risk groups.

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  1. The National Board of Trade and Consumer Interests, SF-00550, Helsinki, Finland

    Pirjo-Liisa Penttilä

  2. Department of Food Chemistry, University of Helsinki, SF-00710, Helsinki, Finland

    Seppo Sahninen

  3. Finnish Customs Laboratory, SF-02100, Espoo, Finland

    Esko Niemi

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Penttilä, PL., Sahninen, S. & Niemi, E. Estimates on the intake of food additives in Finland. Z Lebensm Unters Forch 186, 11–15 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01027172

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