Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia

Table 2

A comparison of metals levels (mg/kg) in infant formulas with reported data in the literature.

Origin/market site	Cd	Pb	Zn	Reference
Ethiopia	ND	ND–0.103	27.888–71.553	This study
Ethiopia	ND	ND	32.53–42.98	[10]
Nigeria	0.05–0.4	0.08–0.23	6.82–17.19	[11]
Nigeria	–	ND–0.142	–	[12]
Pakistan	0.0042–0.0123	0.0287–0.097	–	[13]
Iran	0.0403–0.058	0.03183–0.03185	–	[14]
Kenya	ND	0.018–0.059	–	[15]
EU market	0.0033–0.0045	0.0082–0.0439	36.2–52.3	[16]
Turkey	ND-0.00749	0.00375–0.0249	–	[17]
Turkey	–	–	0.92–37.2	[18]