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Dr. Paul's Tea & Health Update |
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WILL ALUMINIUM MIGRATE INTO THE TEA MARKETED IN ALUMINUM CANS?
Ready-to-drink tea is increasingly being marketed in aluminum cans. For example, iced tea and green tea
concentrate are marketed this way by several companies. The following study investigates whether or not the aluminum in
cans gets into the tea.
Note: Most aluminum cans are lined with plastic which separates the contents of the can from the aluminum container...unless
the can is damaged (dented). This plastic liner can be damaged when the aluminum can is damaged (dented).
Aluminium migration into beverages: Are dented cans safe?
Sci Total Environ. 2008 Jul 29. Verissimo MI, Gomes MT.
Click Here for PubMed Abstract of Study
The study investigated the migration rate of aluminum from cans to tea and beer. It compared
the aluminum content in these beverages after seven months of storage in undamaged and in dented cans. The
investigation found that aluminum increased:
"0.14 mg L(-1) in beer, and 0.6 mg L(-1) in tea."
The study also found that aluminum:
"concentration in dented canned tea increased 9.6 mg L(-1) in seven months."
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