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Cadmium in herbal weight loss products as a health risk factor for consumers Cover

Cadmium in herbal weight loss products as a health risk factor for consumers

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|May 2022

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Fig. 1

The mean content of cadmium in the samples of dried mass and infusions of herbal weight loss products (mg Cd/kg dry matter / mg Cd/L infusions)
The mean content of cadmium in the samples of dried mass and infusions of herbal weight loss products (mg Cd/kg dry matter / mg Cd/L infusions)

Cadmium concentration in the samples of the herbal weight loss infusions (mg Cd/L)

Sample no.ManufacturerCadmium concentration (mg Cd/L)
1aI0.039
2aII0.024
3aIII0.045
4aIV0.029
5aV0.023
6aVI0.038
7aVII0.041
8aVIII0.014
9aIX0.036
10aX0.026
11aXI0.041
12aXII0.030
13aXII0.003
14aVII< LOQ
15aXIV< LOQ
16aXV< LOQ
17aXVI< LOQ
18aXVII0.023
19aXVIII0.020
20aXIX0.027
21aXX0.020
22aXXI0.024
23aXXII0.020
24aXXIII< LOQ
25aXXIV< LOQ
26aXXV< LOQ
27aXXVI0.001
28aXXVII0.017
29aXXVIII0.002

Health risk for consumers due to exposure to cadmium in herbal loss weight infusions according to specific exposure scenarios

Sample no.Hazard Quotient (HQ)
Exposure scenario
123
1a0.1390.2790.418
2a0.0860.1710.257
3a0.1610.3210.482
4a0.1040.2070.311
5a0.0820.1640.246
6a0.1360.2710.407
7a0.1460.2930.439
8a0.0500.1000.150
9a0.1290.2570.386
10a0.0930.1860.279
11a0.1460.2930.439
12a0.1070.2140.321
13a0.0110.0210.032
14a---
15a---
16a---
17a---
18a0.0820.1640.246
19a0.0710.1430.214
20a0.0960.1930.289
21a0.0710.1430.214
22a0.0860.1710.257
23a0.0710.1430.214
24a---
25a---
26a---
27a0.0040.0070.011
28a0.0610.1210.182
29a0.0070.0140.021

Exposure of consumers of herbal weight loss products (infusions) to cadmium depending on the exposure scenario (µg Cd/kg/day)

Sample no.Dose µg Cd/kg/day
Exposure scenario
123
1a0.1390.2790.418
2a0.0860.1710.257
3a0.1610.3210.482
4a0.1040.2070.311
5a0.0820.1640.246
6a0.1360.2710.407
7a0.1460.2930.439
8a0.0500.1000.150
9a0.1290.2570.386
10a0.0930.1860.279
11a0.1460.2930.439
12a0.1070.2140.321
13a0.0110.0210.032
14a---
15a---
16a---
17a---
18a0.0820.1640.246
19a0.0710.1430.214
20a0.0960.1930.289
21a0.0710.1430.214
22a0.0860.1710.257
23a0.0710.1430.214
24a---
25a---
26a---
27a0.0040.0070.011
28a0.0610.1210.182
29a0.0070.0140.021

Cadmium concentration in the samples of dried mass of herbal weight loss products (mg Cd/kg dry matter)

Sample no.ManufacturerCadmium concentration (mg Cd/kg dry matter)
1I0.09
2II0.11
3III0.24
4IV0.12
5V0.08
6VI0.24
7VII0.16
8VIII0.08
9IX0.08
10X0.09
11XI0.11
12XII0.09
13XII0.04
14VII0.02
15XIV< LOQ
16XV< LOQ
17XVI< LOQ
18XVII0.09
19XVIII0.09
20XIX0.08
21XX0.14
22XXI0.15
23XXII0.09
24XXIII< LOQ
25XXIV< LOQ
26XXV0.04
27XXVI0.04
28XXVII0.29
29XXVIII0.01
Language: English
Page range: 165 - 173
Submitted on: Jul 13, 2021
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Accepted on: Mar 10, 2022
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Published on: May 13, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2022 Grzegorz Dziubanek, Dawid Konwant, Danuta Rogala, Joanna Domagalska, published by Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
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