Aluminium migration into beverages: Are dented cans safe?

abstract

Aluminium (Al) migration from cans to beer and tea was studied along time. Analyses of Al in the canned drinks were performed till the sell-by date, and, in seven months, aluminium. migration was found to increase 0.14 mg L-1 in beer, and 0.6 mg L-1 in tea. This study included dented cans from which aluminium migration into tea was found to be particularly severe. Al concentration in dented canned tea increased 9.6 mg L-1 in seven months. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

keywords

SPECIATION; COOKWARE; METALS; FOODS; BEER; TEA

subject category

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

authors

Verissimo, MIS; Gomes, MTSR

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acknowledgements

This project was financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), POCTI and CESAM.

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