Duplicaatvoedingsonderzoek bij kinderen 2014

This report describes the consumption of children who participated in a duplicate diet study. Furthermore it provides additional information on the collected duplicate diets, for example if a child had followed a specific diet. Duplicate diet studies are conducted periodically since 1976 in the Netherlands and provide the opportunity to monitor the quantities of certain substances people ingest daily over time (chemicals, mycotoxins). Moreover, it can be assessed if these quantities remain within the safety limits. This duplicate diet study was conducted during the spring and autumn of 2014 by RIVM and RIKILT and was commissioned by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). Parents/ carers of 126 children aged 2 to 6 years in the region of Wageningen participated in the study. They collected duplicate portions (duplicate diet) of all foods and beverages their child consumed over a 24-hour period. They also kept food diaries to record what the child had consumed during the day. The duplicate diets were processed into freeze-dried samples and stored at RIKILT. The results of this study showed that for many children less duplicate diet was collected than what they probably consumed. This should be taken into account when interpreting the results of dietary exposure to harmful substances.