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Acrylamide in heat-treated carbohydrate-rich foods in Turkey Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Irem Dağoğlu, Zeliha Keskin Alkaç, Fatih Ahmet Korkak, Saibe Merve Kazdal, Ayhan Dağ
This study was conducted to provide data on the amount of acrylamide (AA) in 270 heat-treated carbohydrate-rich foods in Turkey, determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total ...
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Cadmium and lead in fresh vegetables and vegetable products sold on the local market in the Republic of Serbia, 2018–2021 Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Milana Lazović, Vladimir Tomović, Biljana Bajić, Isidora Kecojević, Danica Mrkajić, Ana Joksimović, Mila Tomović, Aleksandra Martinović, Dragan Vujadinović, Igor Tomašević, Milenko Smiljanić, Vesna Đorđević
Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) concentrations were determined in samples of 31 species of vegetables (n = 719) and in vegetable products (n = 17), collected during the period January 2018 to September ...
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Pesticides residues in leafy green vegetables and irrigation waters in Accra, Ghana Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Joycelyn K. Quansah, Firibu K. Saalia, Jinru Chen
Pesticides are used in vegetable farming to control pests and diseases, reduce crop losses and improve yield. The study examined pesticide residues in irrigation waters and leafy green vegetables g...
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Cadmium and lead in fresh fruits and fruit products sold on the local market in the Republic of Serbia, 2018–2021 Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Milana Lazović, Vladimir Tomovic, Biljana Bajić, Isidora Kecojević, Danica Mrkajić, Ana Joksimović, Mila Tomović, Aleksandra Martinovic, Dragan Vujadinović, Igor Tomasevic, Milenko Smiljanić, Vesna Djoredjevic
Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) concentrations were determined in 737 samples of 39 species of fruits and of processed fruits (n = 13), collected during the period January 2018 to September 2021. Fruits...
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UHPLC-Q-TOF analysis of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in North-Macedonian honey Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Marinela Cvetanoska, Marijana Pocrnić, Marina Stefova, Nives Galić, Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva
Honey contaminated with pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) could pose a risk for human consumption, being a widely consumed food product. A fast and simple LC/MS method for the analysis of pyrrolizidine...
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ICP-OES analysis of total As and Cd in Columbian Oryza sativa L. rice Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Ana María Calvo Salamanca, Olga Lucia Mayorga Mogollon, Nesrine Chaali, Claudia Ariza-Nieto, José Isidro Beltran-Medina, Ronnal Esneyder Ortiz Cuadros, Erika Natalia Duran Cruz
Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) are considered toxic elements, even at trace levels. Their accurate quantification in crops can be complex at low levels and due to interference with other elements. T...
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Multi-element analysis of food dyes and assessment of consumer’s health Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Sanaa Ham, Karima Hamadi, Anissa Zergui, Mokhtar Eddine Djouad
The present study assessed metallic contaminants levels in food colourings using an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in 51 samples of food dyes marketed in Algeria. The analyse...
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HRMS analysis of pesticides in vegetables from Shanghai and risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Wenshuai Si, Kaixuan Huo, Nan Wu, Haifeng Yang, Haiyan Liu, Xiaofen Jin, Lei Chen, Zhiying Huang, Shouying Wang, Bing Bai
A rapid analytical method for the simultaneous determination of 550 pesticide residues in vegetable samples was developed based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem Q/Orbitrap hig...
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Heavy metals in onion (Allium cepa L.) and environmental and health risks Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Natália Čeryová, Judita Lidiková, Marek Šnirc, Ľuboš Harangozo, Eduard Pintér, Marek Bobko, Alica Bobková, Janette Musilová, Alena Vollmannová
This study aimed to determine heavy metal content in soil and selected cultivars of onion. Cd content in soil exceeded the limit 2.43 times. Bioavailable forms of Pb and Cd in soil exceeded the cri...
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Elements in cultured fishes in Chittagong, Bangladesh and risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Md. Azgar Hossain, Fahima Farhana, A. K. M. Atique Ullah, Suman Das
The concentrations of manganese, iron, copper, lead, nickel, cadmium, arsenic, copper and mercury were determined in 10 cultured fish species, which were collected from local markets of Chittagong,...
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Trace elements in tea in Ouargla, Algeria and health risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Anissa Zergui, Mohamed Amine Kerdoun, Sofiane Boudalia
Tea is one of the most common drinks, consumed for its pleasant flavour and several medicinal values. The present study aimed to determine the levels of trace elements in tea products marketed in t...
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Mycotoxins in grains (products), Gansu province, China and risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Ping Wang, Haixia Wang, Xin Wang, Yongjun Li, Jianyun Sun, Xiaoxia Wang, Gexiang Zhang
This study aimed to estimate the dietary exposure towards mycotoxins of residents in Gansu province, China, from 2014–2020 through surveillance data on mycotoxins in grains and grain products. Fumo...
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Occurence of antimicrobial residues in milk and labneh consumed in Lebanon Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Ghinwa Ismail, Khaled El Hawari, Farouk Jaber, Eric Verdon, Mohamad Al Iskandarani
Antimicrobials are administered in livestock for different uses leading to milk contamination and several undesirable effects. Because there is a lack of surveillance of antimicrobial residues (AMR...
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Heavy metals in meat products from Shandong, China and risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Chuan Qin, Xiaolin Wang, Lei Du, Luping Yang, Yanni Jiao, Dafeng Jiang, Xinxin Zhang, Tianliang Zhang, Xibao Gao
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 cit...
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Natural co-occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in liquorice roots Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Muhammad Asif Asghar, Farman Ahmed, Razia Sultana
The natural co-occurrence of aflatoxins (AFs) and ochratoxin A (OTA) in liquorice roots obtained from different herbal outlets of Karachi, Pakistan, was evaluated. A total of 60 samples were obtain...
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Macro- and trace elements in plants from Mauritania and risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Cigdem Er Caliskan, Vatimetou Ethmane, Harun Ciftci, Kubra Ozturk
This study aimed to determine the content of elemental levels of eight plants species originating from Mauritania and used as medicinal plant and to assess their risk for human health. The range of...
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Pesticide residues in fresh and processed edible mushrooms from Czech markets Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Dana Schusterova, Petr Mraz, Leos Uttl, Lucie Drabova, Vladimir Kocourek, Jana Hajslova
The occurrence of pesticide residues, their metabolites and degradation products in 49 edible mushrooms (fresh, dried, canned and frozen) was investigated. Using QuEChERS extraction, followed by li...
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Health risk assessment of ethyl carbamate in fruit spirits Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Dejan Kusonić, Katarina Bijelić, Nebojša Kladar, Ljilja Torović, Branislava Srđenović Čonić
Alcoholic beverages are multicomponent mixtures containing several carcinogenic compounds, including ethyl carbamate, which was evaluated in fruit spirits against the limit proposed by the Internat...
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Pesticides in rice-based products commercialised in Argentina Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 María Belén Medina, Julieta Belén Maldonado, Lucas Matías Page, Silvia Liliana Resnik, Martín Sebastián Munitz
People with coeliac disease have a limited diet. Therefore, rice-based products are an ideal alternative. Highlighting this import item, an analytical methodology was validated to determine pestici...
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Acrylamide in potato chips in Iran, health risk assessment and mitigation Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Kiomars Sharafi, Amir Kiani, Tooraj Massahi, Borhan Mansouri, Gholamreza Ebrahimzadeh, Masoud Moradi, Nazir Fattahi, Abdullah Khalid Omer
This study aimed to determine the acrylamide content in potato chips sold in Kermanshah, Iran and assess the potential health concerns associated with acrylamide exposure. HPLC-DAD was used to anal...
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Nickel in foodstuffs available on the Luxembourgish market and dietary intake Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 Luc Schuler, Danny Zust, Georges Dahm, Fabienne Clabots
Nickel is a food contaminant of natural or anthropogenic origin. Monitoring of contaminants in food in general allows obtaining an overview on the presence of substances that are undesirable to hea...
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Biomonitoring of toxic and essential trace elements in different tissues of fish species in Türkiye Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 Semra Türkoğlu, Gökçe Kaya
Concentrations of toxic and essential trace elements (Hg, Ni, Cu, Pb, Cr, Cd, Mn, As and Se) were determined in different tissues (muscle, skin and liver) of three commercial fish species (Diplodus...
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Pesticides in multigrains and risk assessment for Koreans by age group Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Hye Soon Kang, MeeKyung Kim, Ju Hee Park
Using GC-MS/MS, 365 pesticides were analysed simultaneously in multigrains collected in the metropolitan area in 2018 and 2019. A risk assessment was performed for the detected pesticides. The limi...
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Benzoates and in situ formed benzene in food supplements and risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-15 Sladjana Vojvodić, Branislava Srdjenović Čonić, Ljilja Torović
Upward trend in the use of food supplements urged the assessment of their safety. Eighty-eight liquid herbal supplements collected in Novi Sad (Serbia) in 2018 (36 samples) and 2021 (52 samples) we...
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Polychlorinated biphenyls residues in bivalve shellfish from Niger Delta: distribution pattern, tissue burden and food safety assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Sunday Peter Ukwo, Ofonmbuk Ime Obot, Imeh Kokoette Esenowo
This study investigated the distribution pattern, tissue burden, and safety of bivalve shellfish for human consumption. Edible species of bivalve shellfish harvested from Niger delta were screened ...
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Organotin compounds in seafood by ultrasonic assisted extraction and gas chromatography-triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Carmen Maria Moscoso-Pérez, Verónica Fernández-González, Jorge Moreda-Piñeiro, Purificación López.Mahía, Soledad Muniategui-Lorenzo
ABSTRACT Although restricting environmental quality values for organotin compounds (OTs) are set by Directive 2013/39/EU of the European Parliament, marine environment remains being affected due to maritime circulation at global scale. Fish and seafood accumulate OTs, making fish and seafood consumption the main source of OTs in humans. Because of the fish and seafood matrices complexity and the required
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Occurrence and associated health risks of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in supplements marketed in Ghana for improved sexual performance Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Felicia Akuamoa, Patrick P. J. Mulder, Toine F. H. Bovee, Ivonne M. C. M. Rietjens, Ron L. A. P. Hoogenboom
ABSTRACT Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are noted for their hepatotoxic, genotoxic, and carcinogenic effects in animals and humans following metabolic activation in the liver. In this study, herbal supplements sold in Ghana for sexual improvement were analysed for the presence of 64 PAs using LC-MS/MS analysis. Up to 17 different PAs were identified in 19 out of the 37 samples analysed. The sum of PAs
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Occurrence of pre- and postharvest multi-mycotoxins in durum wheat grains collected in 2020 and 2021 in two climatic regions of Tunisia Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Amina Aloui, Jalila Ben Salah-Abbès, Abdellah Zinedine, Jean Christophe Meile, Amar Riba, Noel Durand, Didier Montet, Samir Abbès, Catherine Brabet
ABSTRACT Twenty two mycotoxins in 136 durum wheat collected from Tunisia in 2020 and 2021 were investigated. Mycotoxins were analyzed by UHPLCMS/MS. In 2020, 60.9% of the samples were contaminated with Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and/or enniatin. Whereas, in 2021, 34.4% were contaminated by enniatins. AFB1 was detected only in 2020, in the continental region (6/46) and all samples exceeded limits. AFB1 was
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Screening for antimicrobial residues in poultry eggs in Bangladesh using Charm II radio-receptor assay technique following validation Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Darmin Chakma, Md. Maruf Billah Prince, Md. Hedayetul Islam, E. M. Tanvir, Md. Mahamodun Nabi, Wim Reybroeck, James Jacob Sasanya, M. Jahurul Islam, Md. Nazrul Islam, Md. Shahabe Uddin Talukder, Chironjit Kumar Shaha, M. A. Mannan, A. S. M. Saifullah
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to screen for the presence of antimicrobial residues in poultry eggs from Bangladesh using the Charm II radio-receptor assay in the absence of expensive confirmatory instrumentation. This was based on cut-off values as set in the validation guidelines according to Commission Decision 2002/657/EC and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/808. Fortified eggs spiked
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Pesticide residues on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in Cundinamarca-Colombia Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-18 Edwin Samir Barbosa, Julio Ricardo Galindo, Jeannette Amparo Español Aragón, Diana Marcela Monroy, Andrea C. Montenegro
ABSTRACT Lettuce is Colombia’s most widely cultivated leafy vegetable, but in the absence of good agricultural practices, there is the risk of some pesticide residues that affect its safety and quality. This work aimed to identify the pesticides used by farmers for the lettuce crop, the iceberg variety (Lactuca sativa var. capitata), in some municipalities of Cundinamarca (Colombia) and to investigate
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Pesticide residues in common fruits and vegetables in Henan Province, China Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Xiaoyu Luo, Xin Zeng, Dandan Wei, Cuicui Ma, Jiahao Li, Xinghong Guo, Linghui Cheng, Zhenxing Mao
ABSTRACT In this study 3307 samples of 24 vegetables and fruits from 18 regions of Henan Province, China, were collected in 2021 with the aim of assessing the levels of pesticide residues and analysing the differences between different sources in Henan Province. Thirteen kinds of pesticides were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and detection rates were compared by the chi-square
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LC-HRMS analysis of 13 classes of pharmaceutical substances in food supplements Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Luigi Giannetti, Valentina Gallo, Francesco Necci, Francesca Marini, Andrea Giorgi, Elisa Sonego, Francesca D’Onofrio, Bruno Neri
ABSTRACT Food supplements should not contain substances considered unsafe or pose a health risk to consumers. In recent years illegal adulterants have been found in various functional foods without notification of their presence or amount in the labelling. In this study, a validated method was developed and applied as a screening method to detect 124 forbidden substances belonging to 13 classes of
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Characterisation of engineered titanium dioxide nanoparticles in selected food Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Mohammed A. Al Mutairi, Norah M. BinSaeedan, Khulood K. Alnabati, Abdulaziz Alotaibi, Abdullah M. Al-Mayouf, Rizwan Ali, Abdullah M. Alowaifeer
ABSTRACT Titanium dioxide (TiO2), an E171 manufacturer-made food additive, is extensively utilised as a colourant in drug and a food products. Some studies showed that most of confectionary and food items contain inexplicable particles. The aim of this article is to determine the size and structure of TiO2 nanoparticles in different food products. Ten food samples, including coffee cream, white chocolate
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Risk assessment of eighteen elements leaching from ceramic tableware in China Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Wei Liu, Xiuli Wang, Huaining Zhong, Zhaohui Wang, Daoyuan Yang, Canghao Xie, Ee Wang, Haixia Sui
ABSTRACT Ceramic products are among the most frequently used food contact materials. Health risks associated with ceramic tableware usually arise from the migration of heavy metals. In this study, 767 pieces of ceramic tableware of different shapes and types were collected across China, and the migration levels of 18 elements were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Migration
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POPs and PAHs in fish oil-based food supplements at the Czech market Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Lucie Drábová, Jana Pulkrabová, Vojtěch Hrbek, Vladimír Kocourek, Jana Hajšlová
ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to assess concentrations of three groups of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in 44 fish oil-based food supplements, to estimate their daily intake by consumers and, to evaluate the compliance of the oil samples with the oil origin declarations (cod liver oil or fish oil). The concentrations of ∑PCBs (7 congeners)
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Arsenic, cadmium, and lead in rice and rice products on the Austrian market Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Julia Monika Dressler, Andrea Raab, Silvia Wehmeier, Jörg Feldmann
ABSTRACT Fifty-one rice samples, i.e. 25 rice varieties, 8 rice products, and 18 rice containing baby foods from the Austrian market were surveyed for arsenic, cadmium, and lead. Inorganic arsenic (iAs) is most toxic to human health, and its mean concentrations in rice were 120 µg kg−1, 191 µg kg−1 in rice products, and 77 µg kg−1 in baby foods. The average dimethylarsinic acid and methylarsonic acid
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Pesticide residues in rice planted in South and Southwest China Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-03-28 Guiquan Chen, Long Shi, Jiancong Wang, Siqi Zhu, Jialian Sheng, Xiaoyun Yang, Hanhong Xu
ABSTRACT In 2019 and 2020, 70 paddy and 70 brown rice samples were collected from South China and Southwest China, wherein the residues of 15 target pesticides were investigated. A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method was established for the simultaneous detection of 15 pesticides, which achieved good linear relationship with limits of detection (LODs) of 0.10–4.00 μg kg−1. The average
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PFAS, bisphenol, and paraben in Malaysian food and estimated dietary intake Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Didi Erwandi Mohamad Haron, Minoru Yoneda, Emmy Dayana Ahmad, Mohd Yusmaidie Aziz
ABSTRACT Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenols, and parabens are used in food packaging or as preservatives and their unintended consumption has been associated with cancer and other diseases. Food EDCs data are scarce in Malaysia. Thus, liquid chromatography mass tandem spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was utilised to analyse 18 EDCs from different
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Biogenic amines and volatile N-nitrosamines in Chinese smoked-cured bacon (Larou) from industrial and artisanal origins Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Dawei Li, Wangang Zhang
ABSTRACT This study aimed to compare biogenic amines (BAs), volatile N-nitrosamines (VNAs) and chemical properties of Chinese smoked-cured bacon (Larou) from industrial and artisanal sources. The results indicated that nitrite residues were low in artisanal Larou, whereas the salt content was relatively high in all samples. The family-made Larou accumulated high levels of BAs and probably present a
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Determination, exposure and risk assessment of PAHs in natural vitamin E isolated from vegetable oil industry Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Guangyi Gong, Shimin Wu
ABSTRACT Natural vitamin E, which is mainly extracted from vegetable oil deodoriser distillate (VODD), is likely contaminated by carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). A total of 26 commercial vitamin E products from six countries were investigated for 16 EPA PAHs using QuEChERS combined with gas chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC-QQQ-MS). The concentrations of total
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N-nitrosamines in Qingdao dried aquatic products and dietary risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Shuangyu Wang, Fenglin Sun, Shuhui Wang, Xiaojing Lv, Jinquan Zhao, Jie Wang, Weisen Yu, Hongwei Yu
ABSTRACT N-nitrosamines are human carcinogens commonly present in dried aquatic products. A method of gas chromatography – mass spectrometry combined with steam distillation was developed for the determination of 9 N-nitrosamines in dried aquatic products in Qingdao, China, with which 300 samples of fish, squid, shrimp and sea cucumber collected from Qingdao were analysed. A health risk assessment
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Cadmium, lead, mercury and arsenic in fresh vegetables and vegetable products intended for human consumption in the Republic of Serbia, 2015–2017 Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 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
ABSTRACT The concentrations of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As) were determined in 455 samples of 27 species of vegetables and 28 different processed vegetables collected during the period from January 2015 to December 2017. Vegetables (n = 387) and vegetable products (n = 68) originated from 31 countries, including Serbia. The samples were analysed by inductively coupled plasma
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Deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in Brazilian barley destined for brewing Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-01-09 Caio H. T. Iwase, Karim C. Piacentini, Nathália C. C. Silva, Ana Paula Rebellato, Liliana O. Rocha
ABSTRACT Barley is an important cereal worldwide. However, fungal contamination during pre and postharvest is a recurrent problem for barley production, causing a direct impact on the quality of the grains and their by-products due to spoilage and mycotoxin accumulation. The Fusarium graminearum species complex is the main contaminant during preharvest and some species can produce deoxynivalenol and
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Synthetic colourants in capsule dietary supplements on the Korean market Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-01-02 Do-Yeon Lee, Seongho Lee, Kwang-Geun Lee
ABSTRACT This study developed a rapid and easy analytical method for the simultaneous determination of nine synthetic colourants (SCs) in capsule dietary supplements. Sample pretreatment involved thermal treatment to dissolve gelatin, using the enzymes protease and amylase to prevent the gelation of gelatin and fat-soluble substances removal using petroleum ether. The method was linear (r2 ≥0.999)
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A survey of toxic elements in ready to eat baby foods in the US market 2021 Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Patrick J. Gray
ABSTRACT A non-targeted convenience survey was conducted in 2021 to estimate the range of total arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), total mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) concentrations in ready-to-eat baby foods. Four hundred samples were purchased both online and in brick-and-mortar retail. Samples included both organic and non-organic products, packaged in glass or plastic jars and foil or plastic pouches. Samples
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Pesticides, trace elements and pharmaceuticals in tea samples available in Belgian retail shops and the risk associated upon acute and chronic exposure Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Philippe Szternfeld, Daniela Montalvo, Julie Broos, Karlien Cheyns, Laure Joly, Celine Vanhee
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, the consumption of tea and herbal tea has gained more and more popularity across the globe, but the potential presence of chemical contaminants (e.g. pesticides, trace elements, synthetic drugs) may raise health concerns. This study analysed selected teas available in Belgian retail stores and performed a risk assessment for these samples. No chemical adulteration could
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Pyrrolizidine-producing weeds in tea gardens as an indicator of alkaloids in tea Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-17 Weiting Jiao, Luyao Wang, Lei Zhu, Tingting Shen, Taozhong Shi, Ping Zhang, Chen Wang, Hongping Chen, Xiangwei Wu, Tianyuan Yang, Qing X. Li, Rimao Hua
ABSTRACT Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) can be transferred between plants via soil. Indicators of PAs in tea products are useful for tea garden management. In the present work a total of 37 weed species, 37 weed rhizospheric soils and 24 fresh tea leaf samples were collected from tea gardens, in which PAs were detected in 35 weeds species, 21 soil samples and 10 fresh tea leaves samples. In Shexian
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Correction Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-02
Published in Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B: Surveillance (Vol. 16, No. 1, 2023)
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Polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans in imported canned fish in Nigeria and risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-10-21 Obehi L. Afolabi, Chukwujindu M. A. Iwegbue, Grace Obi, Godswill O. Tesi, Godwin E. Nwajei, Bice S. Martincigh
ABSTRACT Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) were measured in imported canned fish such as mackerel, sardine and tuna to evaluate the risk relating to human consumption of these products. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was used to evaluate the concentrations of PCBs and PCDD/Fs in the samples. The ∑28 PCB concentrations
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Elements in Mediterranean mussels from Istanbul and exposure assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-10-10 Semra Türkoğlu, Gökçe Kaya, Mehmet Yaman
ABSTRACT In this study, concentrations of elements were determined in edible tissues of Mytilus galloprovincialis by means of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The mean levels (mg kg−1) of 0.67 for Cd, 6.9 for As, 0.79 for Pb, 2 for Ni, and 42.6 for Zn exceeded the maximum limits in the digestive glands. Also, the mean concentrations of Cd and As in muscle and of Cd and Ni in gills
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Organochlorine pesticides in therapeutic teas and human health risk assessment Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-10-03 Adeniyi Abiodun Adenuga, Odunayo Timothy Ore, Olufemi David Amos, Aminat Ololade Onibudo, Olawole Ayinuola, John Adekunle Oyedele Oyekunle
ABSTRACT This study evaluated commercially available therapeutic teas for their organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residue levels to estimate the potential health risks associated with their prolonged consumption. Tea samples that were produced for therapeutic uses were obtained commercially. Organochlorine pesticide residues were extracted from the samples using the modified QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap
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Impurities of natural salts of the earth Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-09-02 Hüdayi Ercoşkun
ABSTRACT In this study, 18 different samples of unrefined coarse food salt were examined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Additionally, microphotographs were taken to determine the visual distribution of the impurities in the salt samples. None of the salt samples analysed contained arsenic, mercury, tin, and antimony. Cadmium, chromium
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Cyclopiazonic acid in soft-ripened and blue cheeses marketed in the USA Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-08-23 Chris M. Maragos, Crystal Probyn, Robert H Proctor, Kristal K Sieve
ABSTRACT Strains of Penicillium camemberti and P. roqueforti are used in the production of soft-ripened and blue-veined cheeses. However, some strains can produce toxic secondary metabolites (mycotoxins), including α-cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), a neurotoxin. Data on the levels of CPA in cheeses marketed in the USA are extremely limited. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was adapted for measuring CPA
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in spices and dried herbs and associated risk for the Belgian population Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-08-17 Philippe Szternfeld, Alexios Marakis, Marie-Louise Scippo, Els Van Hoeck, Laure Joly
ABSTRACT A total of 120 spices and herbs bought on the Belgian market have been analysed for occurrence of the four EU regulated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (ΣPAH4). Samples were sorted in three groups according to their use: traditional spices, exotic spices, and herbs. Benzo[a]pyrene has been detected in 56% of samples, while ΣPAH4 were found in 96% of samples. ΣPAH4 were evenly distributed
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Cadmium, lead, mercury, and arsenic in fresh fruits and fruit products intended for human consumption in the Republic of Serbia, 2015–2017 Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-08-12 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
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
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Banned Sudan dyes in spices available at markets in Karachi, Pakistan Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-08-01 Asad Ullah, Malik Wajid Hussain Chan, Sadar Aslam, Ali Khan, Qamar Abbas, Shamsher Ali, Meher Ali, Abid Hussain, Zulfiqar Ali Mirani, Syed Sibt-e-Hassan, Mohib Reza Kazmi, Shaukat Ali, Shafqat Hussain, Abdul Majeed Khan
ABSTRACT Sudan dyes were investigated in branded and non-branded spices, commonly available in the markets of Karachi, Pakistan. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a variable wavelength detector (VWD) was applied to determine Sudan dyes I-IV. The non-branded samples had higher concentrations of Sudan dyes than the maximum limits of 0.1 mg/kg. The highest concentration of Sudan dye (I)
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Aflatoxin in cereals and groundnut from small holder farming households in Malawi Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-26 Wanjiku N. Gichohi-Wainaina, Nelson C. Kumwenda, Msere Harry, Limbikani Matumba, Samuel M. C. Njoroge, Patrick Okori
ABSTRACT Aflatoxin contamination in commonly consumed cereals and nuts may place children at higher risk of stunting and adults at risk of developing liver cancer. This study investigated knowledge on aflatoxins and the level of aflatoxin B1 contamination in commonly consumed cereals and nuts in Malawi. It also included an examination of the proportion of cereals and nuts contaminated above regulatory
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Occurrence and exposure risk assessment of pesticide residues in green tea samples cultivated in Hangzhou area, China Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-25 Ji-cai Fan, Jun An, Ren Ren, Shao-ying Liu, Hua-li He, Gang Zhao
ABSTRACT The concentration of pesticide residues in 105 green tea samples grown in Hangzhou area were investigated. Of the 14 pesticides analysed using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and the 27 pesticides analysed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, only 18 were detected in the tea samples. The most frequently detected pesticide residues were imidacloprid (35.2%), acetamiprid
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Tetracyclines in pasteurized milk commercialized in São Paulo, Brazil: occurrence and dietary risk assessment based on single and combined exposure with polyether ionophores Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-21 Bernardete Ferraz Spisso, Mararlene Ulberg Pereira, Rosana Gomes Ferreira, Felipe Rodrigues Nogueira Silva, Adriana Pavesi Arisseto-Bragotto
ABSTRACT Tetracyclines and polyether ionophores are veterinary drugs frequently used in animals reared for food production. Despite the benefits, residues can be harmful for human health if levels are higher than those considered safe. The aim of this study was to evaluate, by LC-MS/MS, tetracyclines residues in pasteurised milk samples marketed in São Paulo state, Brazil and estimate the exposure
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Aflatoxin contamination in red pepper from producers in Addis Ababa Food Addit. Contam. Part B (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-19 Kidist Aberedew, Abebe Ayelign
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the occurrence and levels of aflatoxins in powder red pepper. Thirty powder red pepper samples commercially available in Addis Ababa market were collected and the level of aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, and AFG2) was determined. Aflatoxins were detected in almost all of the samples at concentrations ranging from 0.4 to 52.3 µg/kg. AFB1 was detected in all