Assessment of mutagenicity caused by popular baby foods and baby plastic-ware products: An imperative study using microbial bioassays and migration analysis
- Title
- Assessment of mutagenicity caused by popular baby foods and baby plastic-ware products: An imperative study using microbial bioassays and migration analysis
- Creator
- Nepalia A.; Singh A.; Mathur N.; Kamath R.; Pareek S.
- Description
- Specialized products for infants have become every parent's first choice. Although these products claim to be safe and mild for infant use, yet there is a need to monitor them using different tools for mutagenicity detection to ensure further safety. In this study, a range of popular ready to eat and powdered baby foods, formula milk powders and attractive plasticware for infants were picked from the Indian market and tested for their mutagenicity using two microbial bioassays based on Salmonella typhimurium, viz., Ames bacterial reversion assay and fluctuation assay. Furthermore, chemical migration analysis was done on the most toxic baby food and baby plasticware samples as shown by the bioassays to detect possible leaching of Bisphenol a (BPA), lead and Di-2 ethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP). It was surprising to find that the products made for the most risk-prone group in the society, i.e., infants have a significant potential to cause mutagenicity. 2018 Elsevier Inc.
- Source
- Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Vol-162, pp. 391-399.
- Date
- 2018-01-01
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Subject
- Baby plasticware; Commercial infant feeding products; Migration analysis; Mutagenicity; Salmonella mutagenicity assays
- Coverage
- Nepalia A., Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab (EMM), Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India; Singh A., EMM Lab, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India; Mathur N., EMM Lab, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India; Kamath R., Economics and Quantitative Techniques Group, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560074, India; Pareek S., Environmental Molecular Microbiology Lab (EMM), Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 1476513; PubMed ID: 30015184; CODEN: EESAD
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Nepalia A.; Singh A.; Mathur N.; Kamath R.; Pareek S., “Assessment of mutagenicity caused by popular baby foods and baby plastic-ware products: An imperative study using microbial bioassays and migration analysis,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/16874.