Abstract
Total mercury (Hg) and methyl mercury (MeHg) were analysed in functional health foods (FHFs) and in Korean herbal medicines (KHMs). A total of 560 samples (FHFs, n = 511; KHMs, n = 49) were collected. The levels of total Hg in 416 samples were lower than the limit of detection. MeHg analysis was conducted in 45 samples and the ranges of MeHg levels in samples were less than the LOD of 38.92 ng g-1. Weekly intake per body weight (WIPBW) values of total Hg in FHFs and KHMS were 0.89 and 11.77 ng kg-1 BW, respectively. The margins of exposure (MOEs) of total Hg for FHFs and KHMS were 598,753 and 36,503, respectively. The WIPBW values of MeHg for FHFs and KHMS were 0.22 and 0.01 ng kg-1 BW, respectively. MOE values of MeHg for FHFs and KHMS were 412,276 and 517,363, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 279-284 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2013 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- dietary supplement
- functional health foods
- herbal medicine
- mercury
- methylmercury
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