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Table 4 Comparison of total paraben amount released from gel-filled baby teethers to a maximum ADI value of 10 mg kg−1 bodyweight [36] for girls and boys

From: Examination of paraben release from baby teethers through migration tests and GC–MS analysis using a stable isotope dilution assay

Baby teether

Paraben amount (mean; µg 10 cm−1)

Percentage (%) of ADIa

Girls

Boys

No. 1

106

0.18

0.17

No. 2

149

0.26

0.23

No. 3

79

0.14

0.12

No. 4

148

0.25

0.23

  1. Mean concentration value from products subjected to migration tests with water and saliva simulant (i.e. total n = 4) after a contact time of 1 h
  2. aCalculated assuming bodyweights of 5.8 kg for girls and 6.4 kg for boys at the age of 3 months [37,38,39]