Cent Eur J Public Health 2011, 19(4):228-231 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3655

Estimated Daily Intake of Benzoic Acid through Food Additives in Adult Population of South East Serbia

Konstansa Lazarević1, Dušica Stojanović1,2, Nataša Rančić1,2
1 Public Health Institute, Niš, Serbia
2 School of Medicine, University of Niš, Serbia

The aim of this study is to estimate dietary intake of benzoic acid and its salts through food additives in adult population of South East Serbia. Information on dietary intake among 620 adults (aged 18-65) was collected using a food frequency questionnaire, and 748 food samples were analyzed. The mean estimated intake of benzoic acid - 0.32 mg/kg of body weight (bw) per day was below acceptable daily intake (ADI). Dietary exposure to benzoic acid (0.36 mg/kg of bw/day; 7.2% ADI) (consumer only), also did not exceed ADI. The main contributors of benzoic acid to dietary intake were non alcoholic beverages (43.1%), ketchup and tomato products (36.1%), and domestic pickled vegetables (19.4%). The results of this study indicate that dietary exposure to benzoic acid and its salts through food preservatives does not represent a public health risk for the adult population of South East Serbia.

Keywords: benzoic acid, food additive, dietary intake

Received: December 5, 2010; Revised: July 12, 2011; Accepted: July 12, 2011; Published: December 1, 2011  Show citation

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Lazarević K, Stojanović D, Rančić N. Estimated Daily Intake of Benzoic Acid through Food Additives in Adult Population of South East Serbia. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2011;19(4):228-231. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3655. PubMed PMID: 22432399.
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