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The Content of Heavy Metals in Herbal Pills Used as General Processed Food and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Intakes

유통 환(丸)제품의 중금속 함량 및 위해성 평가

  • Kim, Sung-Dan (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Jung, Sun-Ok (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, Bog-Soon (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Yun, Eun-Sun (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Chang, Min-Su (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Park, Young-Ae (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Lee, Young-Chul (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Chae, Young-Zoo (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, Min-Young (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment)
  • Received : 2010.04.09
  • Accepted : 2010.06.10
  • Published : 2010.07.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate some heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg) in 52 commercial herbal pills used as general processed food, to identify weekly heavy metal intakes from herbal pills and to evaluate their potential health risks. The samples were digested with a microwave and determinations of heavy metal residues were carried out by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and mercury analyzer. The mean values of heavy metal contents for herbal pills used as general processed food were Pb 0.421 (0.032~1.630), Cd 0.157 (0.011~0.515), Cr 1.033 (0.112~9.933), Cu 6.923 (1.333~16.755), Hg 0.010 (0.001~0.088) mg/kg. Lead contents of herba and cadmium of algae, herba were high (ANOVA-test, p<0.05). Levels of cadmium concentrations exceeding WHO reference values (0.3 mg/kg) were observed in 10 samples (4 species). The significant correlation was observed between Pb and Cd (r=0.633, p<0.01). The weekly intakes of Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg from herbal pills were 1.112 (0.072~5.088), 1.614 (0.029~9.257), 3.000 (0.252~23.690), 0.182 (0.008~1.235), 0.220 (0.000~0.420)%, respectively, as compared with the Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (PTWI) established by Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee for food safety evaluation. Our data suggest regulations limiting heavy metals in herbal pills used as general processed food.

본 연구는 시중에 유통되고 있는 환(丸)형태 일반가공식품 18종 총 52건을 microwave로 습식분해 후 ICP-MS 및 Mercury Analyzer를 이용하여 납, 카드뮴, 크롬, 구리, 수은 잔류량을 분석한 결과, 평균 0.421(0.032~1.630), 0.157(0.011~0.515), 1.033(0.112~9.933), 6.923(1.333~16.755), 0.010(0.001~0.088) mg/kg이 검출되었다. 사용된 부위별 납 검출 수준을 살펴보면 잎(Herba, 1.032 mg/kg)이 다른 부위에 비해서 유의적인 수준으로 높았으며, 열매(fructus, 0.222 mg/kg), 뿌리줄기(Rhizoma, 0.179), 씨(semen, 0.153 mg/kg) 부위의 납 함량이 유의적으로 낮았다(p<0.05). 카드뮴 또한 해조류(algae, 0.304 mg/kg), 잎(0.298 mg/kg)을 사용한 제품에서 유의적인 수준으로 높게 잔류하였다(p<0.05). 또한 카드뮴은 다시마를 원료로 한 환제품 총 4건 중 2건(0.431, 0.370 mg/kg)에서, 인진쑥환 총 7건 중 5건(0.315~0.515 mg/kg)에서, 당귀환 1건(0.338 mg/kg), 표고버섯환 1건(0.394 mg/kg)에서 한약재 기준인 0.3 mg/kg을 초과하는 수준으로 검출되었다. 따라서 환(丸)형태 일반가공식품에 대한 카드뮴의 조속한 기준설정 및 관리가 필요한 실정이다. 대부분의 중금속 잔류량이 높았던 잎(Herba)의 중금속별 평균 함량은 Cu 6.480 mg/kg> Cr 2.291 mg/kg> Pb 1.032 mg/kg> Cd 0.298 mg/kg> Hg 0.016 mg/kg 순서로 나타났다. 환(丸)형태 일반가공식품 섭취 시 중금속에 대한 안전성 평가를 위해 제품을 통한 중금속의 주간섭취량과 FAO/WHO에서 제시하는 잠정주간섭취허용량(PTWI), 1인 1일 최대섭취허용량(PMTDI)과 미국환경보호청(U.S. EPA)의 만성경구섭취 참고용량(RfD)과 비교하여 %PTWI를 구하였다. 금속별 주간 섭취량과 %PTWI는 납, 카드뮴, 크롬, 구리, 수은 각각 평균 0.280(0.018~1.272), 0.113(0.002~0.648), 0.630(0.053~4.975), 6.366(0.289~43.217), 0.011(0.000~0.210) ${\mu}g/kg$ bw/week이었으며, %PTWI는 1.112(0.072~5.088), 1.614(0.029~9.257), 3.000(0.252~23.690), 0.182(0.008~1.235), 0.220(0.000~0.420)%로 환(丸)형태 일반가공식품을 통한 중금속 섭취량은 안전한 수준으로 판단되었다.

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