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A Study on Migration of Heavy Metals from Kitchen Utensils Including Glassware, Ceramics, Enamel, Earthenware and Plastics

유리제 등 조리기구 중 중금속 이행에 관한 연구

  • Choi, Jae-Chon (Food Additives and Packages Division, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) ;
  • Park, Se-Jong (Food Additives and Packages Division, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) ;
  • Goh, Hyeah (Food Additives and Packages Division, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) ;
  • Lee, Ju Yeun (Imported food analysis division, Gyeogin Regional Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Eom, Mi Ok (Imported food analysis division, Gyeogin Regional Food and Drug Administration) ;
  • Kim, Meehye (Food Additives and Packages Division, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety)
  • 최재천 (식품의약품안전처 첨가물포장과) ;
  • 박세종 (식품의약품안전처 첨가물포장과) ;
  • 고혜아 (식품의약품안전처 첨가물포장과) ;
  • 이주연 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 수입식품분석과) ;
  • 엄미옥 (경인지방식품의약품안전청 수입식품분석과) ;
  • 김미혜 (식품의약품안전처 첨가물포장과)
  • Received : 2014.08.22
  • Accepted : 2014.11.10
  • Published : 2014.12.31

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to investigate the migration level of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), antimony (Sb), arsenic (As), hexavalent chromium ($Cr^{6+}$) and mercury (Hg) from cookwares into food simulants and to evaluate the safety of each heavy metals. The test articles for heavy metals were glassware, ceramics, enamel, earthenware, polypropylene and polyethylene cookwares for Pb and Cd, enamel for Sb, earthenware for As, polyethylene and polypropylene cookwares for $Cr^{6+}$ and Hg. All the article samples of 391 intended for contact with foods were purchased in domestic markets. Pb, Cd, Sb and As were analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES), $Cr^{6+}$ by UV visible spectrophotometer and Hg by mercury analyzer. The migration levels of heavy metals in all the samples were within the migration limits of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). As a result of safety evaluation, our results showed that the estimated daily intakes (EDI, mg/kg bw/day) were $9.12{\times}10^{-6}$ and $8.83{\times}10^{-7}$ for Pb and Cd from ceramics and $1.19{\times}10^{-5}$, $1.23{\times}10^{-5}$ and $7.52{\times}10^{-6}$ for Pb, Cd and Sb from enamel. Tolerable daily intakes (TDI, mg/kg bw/day) were established respectively as 0.0036, 0.00081, 0.0021, and 0.0006 for Pb, Cd, As and Hg by JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives), as 0.0060 for Sb by WHO (World Health Organization). When comparing with TDIs, the EDIs accounted for 0.25% and 0.11% for Pb and Cd from ceramics and 0.33%, 1.52% and 0.13% for Pb, Cd and Sb from enamel.

국내 유통 중인 총 391건의 유리제, 도자기제, 법랑, 옹기류, 폴리에틸렌제 및 폴리프로필렌제 식품용 기구 및 용기 포장 중 이행 우려가 있는 납, 카드뮴, 비소, 안티몬, 6가크롬 및 수은에 대하여 이행량을 조사하고 안전성 평가를 실시하였다. 29건의 도자기제 및 법랑 검체에서 현행 식품용 기구 및 용기 포장 공전상의 용출규격 이하인 납, 카드뮴 및 안티몬이 이행되었다. 이행량 결과를 토대로 안전성 평가 시나리오에 적용하여 이행된 납, 카드뮴 및 안티몬의 EDI를 산출한 후 TDI와 비교하여 위해도를 평가하였다. 도자기제 기구 이행 납 및 카드뮴의 위해도는 TDI 대비 0.25%, 0.11% 수준이었고 법랑 기구 이행 납, 카드뮴 및 안티몬의 위해도는 TDI 대비 0.33%, 1.52% 및 0.13% 수준이었다. 결론적으로 검토된 평가 항목들의 위해도는 TDI 대비 최대 1.52%에 불과한 것으로 조사되어 안전한 수준인 것으로 사료되었다. 이러한 결과들은 앞으로 기구 및 용기 포장의 안전관리를 위한 과학적인 근거자료로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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