Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India.
Central Food Laboratory, Pune, India.
Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India.
Central Co-ordinating Unit, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Online published on 31 October, 2011.
Residue levels of DDT and HCH were estimated in 186 samples of twenty different brands of infant formula manufactured in India. Seventy and 94% samples were found to be contaminated with residues of DDT and HCH, respectively. Median value of DDT complex was observed to be 0.17 mg kg−1 (faj basis), while it ranged from 0.01 to 0.09 mg kg−1 (fat basis) for different isomers of HCH. Estimated average daily intakes of DDT and HCH-isomers by infants of different age through consumption of recommended amounts of infant formula were within their acceptable daily intakes.
Infant formula, DDT, HCH, contamination, dietary exposure
