<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Philippe Szternfeld</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Daniela Montalvo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Julie Broos</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karlien Cheyns</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Laure Joly</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Celine Vanhee</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pesticides, trace elements and pharmaceuticals in tea samples available in Belgian retail shops and the risk associated upon acute and chronic exposure</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Food Additives &amp; Contaminants: Part B</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pesticide residues</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">tea and herbal teas</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Trace Elements</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">dec 2022</style></date></pub-dates></dates><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Over the last decade, the consumption of tea and herbal tea has gained more and more popularity across the globe, but the potential presence of chemical contaminants (e.g. pesticides, trace elements, synthetic drugs) may raise health concerns. This study analysed selected teas available in Belgian retail stores and performed a risk assessment for these samples. No chemical adulteration could be detected in dry tea material. More than 38% of the dry leaves samples contained at least one pesticide exceeding the maximal residue level (MRL) set by the EU. However, further risk assessment, based on the values of pesticide residues and the toxic trace elements encountered in the brew, demonstrate that the consumption of these teas will not give rise to health concerns. Nonetheless, attention should be given to the leaching potential of nickel from teas and the presence of arsenic in brews from algae containing teas.&lt;/p&gt;
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