Journal
FOOD ADDITIVES AND CONTAMINANTS PART A-CHEMISTRY ANALYSIS CONTROL EXPOSURE & RISK ASSESSMENT
Volume 38, Issue 10, Pages 1735-1742Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2021.1937710
Keywords
Cr speciation analysis; species-specific isotope dilution; HPLC-ICP-MS; rice
Funding
- Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
- Agence Nationale de Securite Sanitaire de l'Alimentation, de l'Environnement et du Travail
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The study analyzed rice samples of different origins and colors to clarify the controversy on the presence of Cr(VI) in rice. Results showed that Cr(VI) levels were below quantification limits in all samples, while Cr(III) levels varied between different types of rice.
The study aims to clarify the current controversy related to conflicting reports on whether presence of Cr(VI) in rice is possible or not. For this purpose, a method was employed for the single run speciation analysis of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in rice samples using species-specific isotope dilution (SS-ID) and high performance liquid chromatography coupled to inductively coupled mass-spectrometry (HPLC-ICP-MS) and selective single run species complexation/derivatisation. The quantification limits (LOQs) were 0.014 mu g kg(-1) for Cr(III) and 0.047 mu g kg(-1) for Cr(VI), while the detection limits (LODs) were 0.004 and 0.014 mu g kg(-1) for Cr(III) and Cr(VI), respectively. A total of 10 rice samples of different origin and colour (depending on the type of industrial processing) were analysed in this study. The content of Cr(VI) was below the limit of quantification in all of the rice samples analysed, while the Cr(III) levels ranged between 0.59 (whole grain rice) up to 104 mu g kg(-1) (brown rice). All samples were also analysed for their total Cr (Cr-total) content by ICP-MS solely and the results were in all cases comparable with the Cr(III) levels determined in the same samples. To assess the stability of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in rice, one sample was spiked with Cr(III) and Cr(VI) (individually) at different levels (5.0, 10, 15 and 20 mu g kg(-1)), held for 2 h, and then analysed by SS-ID HPLC-ICP-MS. The results showed a complete reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III), while Cr(III) remained stable at all spiking levels. These findings support the general statement from the European Food Safety Authority related to the complete absence of Cr(VI) in foods and confirms that Cr in rice is found solely as Cr(III) species.
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