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- Title
Safety Assessment of Herbal Food Supplements: Elemental Profiling and Associated Risk.
- Authors
Torović, Ljilja; Vojvodić, Slađana; Lukić, Danijela; Srđenović Čonić, Branislava; Bijelović, Sanja
- Abstract
Increased usage of herbal food supplements by both the paediatric and adult populations prompted a health risk assessment study. The elemental profiles of 52 supplements collected in Serbia were obtained using ICP-MS. The calculated contribution to permitted daily exposure was in compliance with the guidelines for elemental impurities: up to 46.8% for Pb (infants), 67.2% for Cu (toddlers), 6.8% for As (preschool children), and 8.0% for Hg (adolescents). Hazard quotients indicated high exposure of toddlers to Cu (100.9%) and Zn (112.7%), although by only one supplement, for which hazard indices ranged from 229 to 105% (aligning from toddlers to adolescents). Based on the margin of exposure, As and Pb were not of safety concern. Conversely, the proportion of supplements exceeding the acceptable level of lifetime cancer risk due to As exposure varied from 41.9% in adolescents to 54.3% in adults. Simultaneous use of multiple supplements over a prolonged period of time could further deepen health concerns.
- Subjects
SERBIA; DIETARY supplements; PRESCHOOL children; TODDLERS; COPPER; HEALTH risk assessment; DISEASE risk factors; TEENAGERS
- Publication
Foods, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 14, p2746
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods12142746