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Heavy metals in meat products from Shandong, China and risk assessment.
- Source :
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Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance [Food Addit Contam Part B Surveill] 2024 Mar; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 56-65. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 12. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In this study 13 heavy metals were analysed in representative livestock meat, poultry meat, livestock offal and poultry offal samples (20 per category) from marketplaces and retail stores in 16 cities in Shandong province, China. The investigated heavy metals were Cu, Cr, V, Ni, As, Se, Sn, Cd, Pb, Sb, Mn, Ba and Hg. Results revealed mean levels of total heavy metals in meat and offal of 1.56 mg/kg and 39.8 mg/kg, respectively. Cu, Cr, Mn, Ni, Se, Ba and Pb were found in all samples (100%), followed by Hg (95.0%), V (91.3%), Sn (73.8%), Cd (51.3%), As (21.3%) and Sb (11.3%). Hazard Quotient (HQ) and Hazard Index (HI) values showed that high meat intake can cause potential health risks. Thus, continuous monitoring of health risks and trends of heavy metals in meat products is needed, both for food safety and consumer's health.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1939-3229
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38093555
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2023.2286008