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- - A study measured natural and artificial radionuclides in baby foods sold in Italy using various techniques like liquid scintillation and mass spectrometry.
- - The measured activity concentrations for radionuclides such as Po, U, Th, and K fell within specific ranges, while levels for Cs and Ra were below detection limits.
- - The calculated annual effective dose from these radionuclides for a one-year-old infant is considered safe and well below international safety standards, indicating minimal radiological risk from these baby foods.
Article Abstract
A set of measurements have been conducted to determine the activity-level of natural and artificial radionuclides in some baby foods commercialized in Italy. The measurements have been carried out using liquid scintillation, gamma, alpha and mass spectrometry. The activity concentrations ranged from 0.005 to 0.238, from 0.0082 to 1.65, from 0.0003 to 0.015 and from <13.6 to 233.3 Bq kg for Po, U, Th and K respectively, whereas they are below the detection limit for Cs and Ra. The annual effective dose due to intake of Po, U, Th and K ranged from 280 and 800 μSv y for infant 1 year old. These values lie well within the typical worldwide range of dose due to the ingestion of all natural radiation reported by UNSCEAR and they are below the internationally recommended level. This indicates that the baby food available in Italy would not pose any significant radiological impact to infant.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.12.030 | DOI Listing |
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