Table 5.
Exposure with furan for the consumer group (data from Table 2)
| Intake | Exposure scenarios for different furan concentrations in the foods (ng kg−1 bw day−1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Standard deviation (SD) | Median | P90 | P95 | |
| Furan concentration | Mean/P95 | Mean/P95 | Mean/P95 | Mean/P95 | Mean/P95 |
| Beverages* | |||||
| 3 months | 71/177 | –/– | 71/177 | 71/177 | 71/177 |
| 6 months | 119/297 | 124/309 | 91/227 | 233/582 | 486/1212 |
| 9 months | 107/266 | 110/275 | 72/179 | 238/595 | 403/1006 |
| 12 months | 168/420 | 240/599 | 119/297 | 279/697 | 331/827 |
| Fruits/vegetables* | |||||
| 3 months | 363/669 | –/– | 363/669 | 363/669 | 363/669 |
| 6 months | 238/439 | 158/292 | 215/397 | 423/780 | 585/1080 |
| 9 months | 359/662 | 229/423 | 313/578 | 672/1240 | 784/1447 |
| 12 months | 260/479 | 214/395 | 210/388 | 488/901 | 592/1092 |
| Menus* | |||||
| 3 months | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 6 months | 464/491 | 223/236 | 494/524 | 757/801 | 783/829 |
| 9 months | 466/493 | 204/216 | 480/509 | 756/800 | 790/837 |
| 12 months | 391/415 | 210/223 | 375/397 | 719/762 | 739/782 |
| Meats* | |||||
| 3 months | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 6 months | 81/264 | 49/161 | 78/255 | 171/556 | 171/556 |
| 9 months | 48/158 | 27/87 | 45/146 | 89/289 | 106/347 |
| 12 months | 83/272 | 53/171 | 90/295 | 161/524 | 186/606 |
| Porridges* | |||||
| 3 months | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | –/– |
| 6 months | 47/144 | 40/122 | 51/155 | 106/324 | 106/324 |
| 9 months | 42/129 | 24/72 | 40/122 | 92/281 | 92/281 |
| 12 months | 65/200 | 39/120 | 47/144 | 114/351 | 114/351 |
| Average, all jarred baby foods † | |||||
| 3 months | 182/351 | 181/320 | 87/173 | 391/721 | 391/721 |
| 6 months | 521/795 | 326/514 | 495/713 | 893/1360 | 1072/1633 |
| 9 months | 688/1066 | 412/627 | 677/971 | 1246/1917 | 1411/2141 |
| 12 months | 576/896 | 418/683 | 486/763 | 1148/1854 | 1349/2137 |
*
The values were calculated with the furan concentrations from Table 4 with the following assumptions: average bodyweights for females (3 months 5.9 kg; 6 months 7.4 kg; 9 months 8.5 kg; 12 months 9.3 kg).
†
† Calculation by averaging over the individual exposure of each Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed (DONALD) subject (average for males and females).