A Database of the Fluoride Content of Selected Drinks and Foods in the UK and Republic of Ireland

It is important to monitor systemic fluoride (F) intake from foods, drinks and inadvertent toothpaste ingestion in order to minimise risk of dental fluorosis while maximising caries prevention. In collaboration with Newcastle University, we have developed and populated a “fluoride database” which includes the fluoride concentration (µg fluoride per 1g of the product) and content (µg fluoride per 100 g of the product) of a substantial number of food and drink products sold within the UK and Republic of Ireland, representing brands manufactured by leading companies in the European food market. The database is intended as a tool for public health professionals and policy-makers to facilitate monitoring of dietary fluoride intake, particularly in children. This publication provides information on fluoride concentrations of the most commonly consumed food and drink items in the UK, compiled from the results of a range of research projects funded by The Borrow Foundation and Organix Foundation and Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) Science Ltd. The background to the development of the database is described in our paper published in Caries Research (Zohoori & Maguire, 2016). The wide range of fluoride content within food and drink groups, verified within this fluoride database clearly highlights the need for comprehensive fluoride labelling of food and drink products, particularly those used primarily by infants and very young children (Zohoori & Maguire, 2018).为在最大化龋病预防效能的同时降低氟牙症的发病风险，对来自食物、饮品以及不慎摄入牙膏的全身性氟（F）摄入量进行监测至关重要。本团队与纽卡斯尔大学（Newcastle University）合作，开发并填充了氟含量数据库（fluoride database），该数据库收录了英国与爱尔兰共和国境内在售的大量食品及饮品的氟浓度（每1克产品含氟微克数）与氟含量（每100克产品含氟微克数），涵盖欧洲食品市场头部企业旗下的多个品牌。本数据库旨在为公共卫生从业者与政策制定者提供辅助工具，以开展膳食氟摄入量的监测工作，尤其针对儿童群体。本出版物提供了英国境内最常消费的食品及饮品的氟浓度相关信息，数据整合自由博罗基金会（The Borrow Foundation）、奥加尼克斯基金会（Organix Foundation）以及食品与环境研究署科学有限公司（Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) Science Ltd.）资助的多项研究项目成果。本数据库的开发背景已发表于《龋病研究（Caries Research）》期刊的论文中（Zohoori与Maguire，2016年）。本氟含量数据库验证了各类食品与饮品组别间氟含量的显著差异，这一发现明确凸显了对食品及饮品产品实施全面氟含量标签制度的必要性，尤其是针对主要供婴幼儿与低龄儿童使用的产品（Zohoori与Maguire，2018年）。