Table 5.
Chronic exposures to DON, AME, AOH, and TeA in cereal-based food products for infants and young children in China (µg/kg bw/day).
| Mycotoxin | Age Group | Exposure MB (LB–UB) | TDI or TTC | Exceeding RfD* (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | P90 | P95 | Maximum | ||||
| DON | 0–1year | 0.060 (0.057–0.064) | 0.028 (0.025–0.032) | 0.015 (0.142–0.153) | 0.228 (0.218–0.235) | 1.186 (1.853–1.870) | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| 1–2 years | 0.090 (0.086–0.095) | 0.053 (0.048–0.057) | 0.187 (0.180–0.194) | 0.296 (0.291–0.303) | 6.476 (6.471–6.479) | 0.3 (0.3–1.1) | ||
| 2–3 years | 0.086 (0.082–0.090) | 0.050 (0.046–0.054) | 0.177 (0.170–0.184) | 0.282 (0.276–0.285) | 3.335 (3.328–3.341) | 0.2 | ||
| Total | 0.081 (0.077–0.085) | 0.046 (0.042–0.049) | 0.173 (0.167–0.181) | 0.269 (0.264–0.275) | 6.476 (6.471–6.479) | 0.2 | ||
| AME | 0–1year | 0.001 (0.0002–0.0002) | 0.001 (0–0.002) | 0.003.32 (0.55–6.29) | 0.004 (0.0009–0.008) | 0.015 (0.003–0.030) | 0.0025 | 17.3 (0–40.4) |
| 1–2 years | 0.001 (0.0002–0.004) | 0.002 (0–0.003) | 0.003.91 (0.67–7.42) | 0.004.82 (0.001–0.009) | 0.019 (0.009–0.036) | 27.2 (0–57.6) | ||
| 2–3 years | 0.001 (0.0002–003) | 0.002 (0–0.002) | 0.003.64 (0.63–6.94) | 0.004.48 (0.001–0.009) | 0.012 (0.005–0.024) | 25.7 (0–56.9) | ||
| Total | 0.001 (0.0002–003) | 0.001 (0–0.002) | 0.003.69 (0.62–7.02) | 0.004.63 (0.001–0.001) | 0.019 (0.009–0.004) | 24.1 (0–52.5) | ||
| AOH | 0–1years | 0.003 (0.001–0.004) | 0.001 (0–0.002) | 0.005 (1.97–8.07) | 0.008 (0.005–0.012) | 0.121 (0.119–0.123) | 0.0025 | 26 (12.5–45.3) |
| 1–2 years | 0.004 (0.002–0.005) | 0.002 (0–0.003) | 0.006 (3.20–10.07) | 0.012 (0.010–0.016) | 0.151 (0.148–0.155) | 37.4 (29.3–62.1) | ||
| 2–3 years | 0.003 (0.002–0.005) | 0.002 (0–0.003) | 0.006 (2.98–9.18) | 0.011 (0.009–0.012) | 0.141 (0.138–0.143) | 35.8 (24.7–61.8) | ||
| Total | 0.003 (0.002–0.005) | 0.002 (0–0.003) | 0.006 (2.71–9.25) | 0.010 (0.008–0.014) | 0.151 (0.148–0.155) | 33.5 (23.5–56.8) | ||
| TeA | 0–1 year | 0.117 (0.113–0.120) | 0.008 (0.0007–0.015) | 0.357 (0.354–0.359) | 0.620 (0.617–0.622) | 3.205 (3.201–3.210) | 1.5 | 1.5 (0–1.8) |
| 1–2 years | 0.125 (0.119–0.129) | 0.009(0.0001–0.019) | 0.393 (0.389–0.395) | 0.642 (0.639–0.649) | 3.499 (3.492–3.505) | 1.2 (0–1.5) | ||
| 2–3 years | 0.120 (0.115–0.125) | 0.008 (0–0.016) | 0.394 (0.391–0.398) | 0.657 (0.653–0.660) | 2.459 (2.449–2.468) | 3.1 (0–3.8) | ||
| Total | 0.121 (0.116–0.125) | 0.009 (0.0032–0.017) | 0.384 (0.380–0.387) | 0.642 (0.639–0.645) | 3.499 (3.492–3.505) | 1.5 (0–3.4) | ||
bw: body weight; mean, median, P90, P95, and maximum refer to the distribution of the population at the age of 1–3 years. TDI: tolerable daily intake, µg/kg bw/day. TTC: threshold of toxicological concern, µg/kg bw/day. RfD*: reference dose, µg/kg bw/day.