Aluminum in foods, potential risk from kitchen utensils

The aluminum present in metal trays and foil sheets used to store and cook food can migrate into food and "lead to exceeding the maximum established dose" with "potential health risk for vulnerable sections of the population", in particular babies and pregnant women. To reiterate it is a document of the National Committee for Food Safety (CNSA), published on the portal of the Ministry of Health.
The committee has reassessed the issue already examined in the "Consumer exposure to aluminum resulting from food contact" opinion dating back to 2017, in light of the results of new studies carried out by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità. As stated in the previous opinion, the primary route of exposure to aluminum for the general population remains food. Already in 2008 the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) defined a tolerable weekly dose of 20 for a child of 20 kg and 70 mg for an adult of 70 kg. The data resulting from studies conducted in the Member States, "indicate a significant probability of overcoming this dose in children and young people as they are more exposed to aluminum contained in food". While "the higher age groups are less exposed both to different eating habits and to the lower ratio of food consumption / body weight". Moreover, the different types of food and condiments favor migration, especially acid ones, such as lemon juice. The Committee therefore hopes that "the development of a monitoring plan relating to the presence and release of aluminum from contact materials and appropriate risk information methods for citizens and businesses". Emphasizes the importance of the use of alternative materials or alloys "that minimize cession", as well as the "definition of a national plan" and particular attention to the "risk of pathologies, such as neurological or bone, also through a case study control".