Migration of aluminum from food contact materials to food—a health risk for consumers? Part I of III: exposure to aluminum release of aluminum tolerable weekly intake (TWI) toxicological effects of aluminum study design and methods

摘要

BackgroundIn spite of the prevalence of aluminum in nature, no organism has been found to date which requires this element for its biological functions. The possible health risks to human beings resulting from uptake of aluminum include detrimental effects to the hemopoietic system, the nervous system and bones. Aluminum is used in many fields and occurs in numerous foodstuffs. Food contact materials containing aluminum represent an anthropogenic source of dietary aluminum.