Risks associated with arsenic exposure resulting from the consumption of California wines sold in the United States

•101 California wines were evaluated for organic and inorganic As concentration.•As(III) was the largest contributor to the mean inorganic As concentration in wine.•The highest average inorganic As concentrations were present in blush wines.•The hazard quotient for inorganic As content was less than...

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Published in:Food chemistry 2016-11, Vol.211, p.107-113
Main Authors: Monnot, Andrew D., Tvermoes, Brooke E., Gerads, Russ, Gürleyük, Hakan, Paustenbach, Dennis J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arsenic
Arsenic - adverse effects
Arsenic - analysis
California
Exposure assessment
Food Contamination - analysis
Foods
Humans
Risk Assessment
United States
Vitaceae
Wine
Wine - analysis
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Summary:•101 California wines were evaluated for organic and inorganic As concentration.•As(III) was the largest contributor to the mean inorganic As concentration in wine.•The highest average inorganic As concentrations were present in blush wines.•The hazard quotient for inorganic As content was less than one for all wine types.•Presence of hazardous content alone does not define the safety of beverage products. Concerns have recently been raised about the presence of arsenic (As) in wine. In this analysis, 101 different California wines were evaluated for organic and inorganic As concentration. The average concentrations of total inorganic As in red, blush and white wines were 6.12μg/L (range: 0.40–20.5μg/L), 21.6μg/L (range: 0.92–41.2μg/L) and 9.5μg/L (0.57–30.4μg/L). The average concentrations of total organic As in red, blush and white wines were 0.64μg/L (0.10–2.74μg/L), 0.99μg/L (0.50–2.28μg/L), and 0.51μg/L (0.10–1.78μg/L). A screening level risk assessment was conducted to assess the potential non-carcinogenic risk resulting from wine consumption. The hazard quotient (HQ) for the inorganic As RfD and the As content of red, blush and white wines was each less than one; indicating that the non-cancer health risk was insignificant. Results indicate that ingestion of California wine does not pose a hazard due to inorganic As content.
ISSN:0308-8146
1873-7072
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.05.013