Aluminium levels in milk and infant formulae

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Abstract
Aluminium levels in infant formulae purchased in 1990 and prepared as for consumption were in the range 530 μg/l to 640 μg/l for soya‐based products and 27 μg/l to 120 μg/l for cows’ milk‐based formulae. Mean aluminium concentrations in these soya and cows’ milk‐based samples were, on average, 37% and 45% lower, respectively, than those of the same brands purchased between 1985 and 1987. Levels of aluminium in breast milk were in the range 3 μg/l to 79 μg/l. In the case of retail cows’ milk, values ranged from 4 μg/l to 33 μg/l whilst more variable amounts of between 5 μg/l and 285 μg/l were detected in retail soya milk.