Cadmium, lead, mercury, and arsenic in fresh fruits and fruit products intended for human consumption in the Republic of Serbia, 2015-2017.

IF 2.5 3区农林科学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, APPLIED

Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-12 DOI:10.1080/19393210.2022.2106313

Milana Lazović, Vladimir Tomović, Ivana Vasiljević, Isidora Kecojević, Mila Tomović, Aleksandra Martinović, Tanja Žugić Petrović, Bojana Danilović, Dragan Vujadinović, Igor Tomašević, Milenko Smiljanić, Vesna Đorđević

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Abstract

The European Commission has established legislation for toxic metals in certain foodstuffs in order to protect public health already in 1993. After several amendments, new maximum levels for cadmium and lead in certain foods were set as per 30 and 31 August 2021 for lead and cadmium, respectively. The new Serbian Regulation on "maximum levels of certain contaminants in food" is fully harmonised with this European legislation. The concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and arsenic (As) were determined in 832 samples of 39 species of fruits and processed fruits, collected during the period January 2015 to December 2017. Fruits and fruit products originated from 45 countries, including Serbia. Samples were analysed by inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Concentrations of cadmium, lead, mercury, and arsenic in fruits and fruit products were compared to these maximum levels (MLs). Overall, measurable Cd, Pb, Hg, and As were found in 377 samples (45.3%). According to the former regulations, the maximum levels of Cd and Pb for analysed fruits and fruit products were exceeded in only 10 samples (1.20%; n = 832): Cd in 6 and Pb in 4 samples, but according to the latest regulations, the maximum levels of Cd and Pb for fruits were exceeded in 196 of the samples (23.9%; n = 820): Cd in 191 and Pb in 5 samples. The increase of ML exceedances shows that attention needs to be paid for compliance of food to the recent MLs for these metals.

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2015-2017年塞尔维亚共和国供人类食用的新鲜水果和水果产品中的镉、铅、汞和砷

为了保护公众健康，欧洲委员会已于1993年就某些食品中的有毒金属制定了立法。经过多次修订，某些食品中镉和铅的新最高限量分别于2021年8月30日和31日确定。新的塞尔维亚法规“食品中某些污染物的最大含量”与欧洲立法完全一致。对2015年1月至2017年12月采集的39种水果和加工水果832份样品中的镉(Cd)、铅(Pb)、汞(Hg)和砷(As)浓度进行了检测。水果和水果制品来自包括塞尔维亚在内的45个国家。采用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法(ICP-OES)对样品进行分析。将水果和水果制品中镉、铅、汞和砷的浓度与这些最高水平(MLs)进行了比较。总体而言，在377个样本(45.3%)中发现了可测量的Cd、Pb、Hg和As。根据以前的规例，所分析的水果及水果制品中，只有10个样本超过镉及铅的最高含量(1.20%;n = 832): 6个样品中Cd超标，4个样品中Pb超标，但根据最新规定，196个样品中Cd和Pb超标(23.9%;n = 820): 191个样品中有Cd, 5个样品中有Pb。超标的微量元素数目增加，显示需要注意食物是否符合这些金属的最新微量元素。

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Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance 农林科学-毒理学

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5.30

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10.30%

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审稿时长

2.7 months

期刊介绍： Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B publishes surveillance data indicating the presence and levels of occurrence of designated food additives, residues and contaminants in foods, food supplements and animal feed. Data using validated methods must meet stipulated quality standards to be acceptable and must be presented in a prescribed format for subsequent data-handling. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B restricts its scope to include certain classes of food additives, residues and contaminants. This is based on a goal of covering those areas where there is a need to record surveillance data for the purposes of exposure and risk assessment. The scope is initially restricted to: Additives - food colours, artificial sweeteners, and preservatives; Residues – veterinary drug and pesticide residues; Contaminants – metals, mycotoxins, phycotoxins, plant toxins, nitrate/nitrite, PCDDs/PCFDs, PCBs, PAHs, acrylamide, 3-MPCD and contaminants derived from food packaging. Readership: The readership includes scientists involved in all aspects of food safety and quality and particularly those involved in monitoring human exposure to chemicals from the diet. Papers reporting surveillance data in areas other than the above should be submitted to Part A . The scope of Part B will be expanded from time-to-time to ensure inclusion of new areas of concern.