Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Sixth Total Diet Study - China, 2016-2019

Ziwei Pei; Xiaoyan Zhang; Yubai Li; Bing Lyu; Yunfeng Zhao; Yongning Wu; Lei Zhang; Jingguang Li

doi:10.46234/ccdcw2022.041

Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Sixth Total Diet Study - China, 2016-2019

China CDC Wkly. 2022 Mar 4;4(9):165-167. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.041.

Authors

Ziwei Pei¹, Xiaoyan Zhang^{1

2}, Yubai Li^{1

3}, Bing Lyu¹, Yunfeng Zhao¹, Yongning Wu¹, Lei Zhang¹, Jingguang Li¹

Affiliations

¹ NHC Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Chinese Academy of Medical Science Research Unit (No. 2019RU014), China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA), Beijing, China.
² Baotou Municipal Bureau of market supervision and Administration, Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
³ Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

What is already known about this topic?: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were widely used in many industrial and commercial materials as flame retardants, and its related exposure threatens human health.

What is added by this report?: The Sixth Total Diet Study (TDS) indicated that the dietary intake of PBDEs was unlikely to pose significant health risks for the general Chinese people using the margin of exposure (MOE) approach recommended by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

What are the implications for public health practice?: This study highlights the necessity of continuous national monitoring of the dietary intake and strict legislation of PBDEs in China.

Keywords: assessment; dietary intake; polybrominated diphenyl ether.

Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2022.

Grants and funding

Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (grant number 2017YFC1600500) and CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Science (CIFMS 2019-I2M-5-024)