Evaluation of the hypersensitivity potential of alternative butter flavorings

•The alternative butter flavorings were identified to be weak sensitizers in the LLNA.•The sensitization responses for the butter flavorings were similar to each other and to that of diacetyl.•The alternative flavorings may not be safe alternatives to diacetyl. Concern has been raised over the assoc...

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Vydané v:Food and chemical toxicology Ročník 62; s. 373 - 381
Hlavní autori: Anderson, Stacey E., Franko, Jennifer, Wells, J.R., Lukomska, Ewa, Meade, B. Jean
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2013
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ISSN:0278-6915, 1873-6351, 1873-6351
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Shrnutí:•The alternative butter flavorings were identified to be weak sensitizers in the LLNA.•The sensitization responses for the butter flavorings were similar to each other and to that of diacetyl.•The alternative flavorings may not be safe alternatives to diacetyl. Concern has been raised over the association of diacetyl with lung disease clinically resembling bronchiolitis obliterans in food manufacturing workers. This has resulted in the need for identification of alternative chemicals to be used in the manufacturing process. Structurally similar chemicals, 2,3-pentanedione, 2,3-hexanedione, 3,4-hexanedione and 2,3-heptanedione, used as constituents of synthetic flavoring agents have been suggested as potential alternatives for diacetyl, however, immunotoxicity data on these chemicals are limited. The present study evaluated the dermal irritation and sensitization potential of diacetyl alternatives using a murine model. None of the chemicals were identified as dermal irritants when tested at concentrations up to 50%. Similar to diacetyl (EC3=17.9%), concentration-dependent increases in lymphocyte proliferation were observed following exposure to all four chemicals, with calculated EC3 values of 15.4% (2,3-pentanedione), 18.2% (2,3-hexanedione), 15.5% (3,4-hexanedione) and 14.1% (2,3-heptanedione). No biologically significant elevations in local or total serum IgE were identified after exposure to 25–50% concentrations of these chemicals. These results demonstrate the potential for development of hypersensitivity responses to these proposed alternative butter flavorings and raise concern about the use of structurally similar replacement chemicals. Additionally, a contaminant with strong sensitization potential was found in varying concentrations in diacetyl obtained from different producers.
Bibliografia:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2013.08.053
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ISSN:0278-6915
1873-6351
1873-6351
DOI:10.1016/j.fct.2013.08.053