© Crown Copyright 2013 Metals in foods packaged in aluminium containing food packaging materials Report to the Food Standards Agency November 2013 The Food and Environment Research Agency Sand Hutton York YO41 1LZ UK Tel: +44(0)1904 46 2000 Web: www.defra.gov.uk/fera Email:
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[email protected] PROJECT INFORMATION Report Number: FD 13/04 Author: E. L. Bradley Date: November 2013 Project title: Metals in foods packaged in aluminium containing food packaging materials Sponsor: Food Standards Agency Aviation House 125 Kingsway London WC2B 6NH Sponsor’s Project Number: A04016 Fera Project Number: R6NO Fera File Reference: FLN 8903 Principal Workers: M. Baxter, N. Brereton L. Lister, L. Rose Team Leader: E. L. Bradley Distribution: 1. J. Briggs (FSA) 2. E. L. Bradley 3. Fera Library - 2 - CONTENTS Page No. SUMMARY 7 1. Sample details 8 2. Survey sample receipt, preparation and analysis 8 3. Profiling sample preparation 8 4. Results 10 4.1 Survey samples 10 4.2 Metal profiling samples 10 - 3 - LIST OF TABLES Page No. Table 1. Sample details 12 Table 2. Samples selected for the profiling studies 36 Table 3. Concentrations of aluminium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, 37 lead, manganese, mercury, nickel and selenium in the foodstuffs Table 4. Concentrations of aluminium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, 49 lead, manganese, mercury, nickel and selenium in the DORM3 – fish protein reference material (9 batches) Table 5. Concentrations of aluminium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, 49 lead, manganese, mercury, nickel and selenium in the N8414 - Bovine muscle reference material (9 batches) Table 6.