CONTENT OF HEAVY METALS IN CANNED SEA FISH

The aim of presented paper was to point on quality and healthiness of canned seafood considering the quantity of monitored hazardous elements, which are commonly available in Slovak trade network. We specified 19 types of sample for use in this paper that represent different locations of fish outs a...

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Published in:Journal of microbiology, biotechnology and food sciences biotechnology and food sciences, 2014-02, Vol.3, p.314
Main Authors: Árvay, Július, Stanovic, Radovan, Harangozo, Lubos, Tomás, Ján, Bajcan, Daniel, Tóth, Tomás, Slávik, Marek, Kopuncová, Emília, Kopernická, Miriama
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fish
Food contamination & poisoning
Heavy metal content
Heavy metals
Legislation
Seafood
Soil contamination
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Summary:The aim of presented paper was to point on quality and healthiness of canned seafood considering the quantity of monitored hazardous elements, which are commonly available in Slovak trade network. We specified 19 types of sample for use in this paper that represent different locations of fish outs as well as different species baseline. We realized analyses to determine quantity of Cd, Pb, Hg and Cu in our samples. We compared obtained results of heavy metals quantity with adequate highest permitted levels defined by legislation effective in EU and SR. Obtained results show that the excess of maximum amounts we recorded for Cd and Pb, while on samples for which we did not exceed the values defined by legislation, we found similarity of content of heavy metals. In general we can come to conclusion, despite breaching the HPL, that monitored products do not represent any health risk due to consummation of this food.
ISSN:1338-5178