ALUMINUM CONTENT OF INFANT FORMULAS

An investigation was undertaken in order to assess Al concentration le vels in infant formulas. Eligibility criteria were defined and strictl y adhered to. An overall strategy was worked out to guarantee reliabil ity and representativity of experimental data, in particular by minimi zing all possible sources of chemical contamination or loss. The study was carried out by means of Inductively-Coupled Plasma Atomic Emissio n Spectrometry (ICP-AES). In cow's milk-based infant formulas as made up for consumption (about 13% in the final solution), Al levels of bet ween 0.03-0.85 mg/L were detected. Higher amounts were present in soya -based formulas, with concentrations ranging from 0.39 to 1.01 mg/L.