EVALUATION OF INFORMATION LABEL FOR SOME LOCAL PICKLED PRODUCTS AND ESTIMATION OF SODIUM BENZOATE THEREIN

The study aimed to evaluate the information label of some local pickle products and estimate sodium benzoate therein. 85 samples locally made pickles were collected from Baghdad city markets randomly five different areas in it included (Al-Shula, Al-Bayaa, Al-Nahrawan, Al-Taji, Abu Ghraib), which divided into groups P1, P2, P3, P4 P5, respectively, according those areas, was scanned compared with Iraqi standard specification for card packaged canned food IQS 230, results showed that 25.9% devoid indication information, 32.9% matched 41.20% did not match, 71.8% pickled gave a positive test result when qualitative detection benzoate, this indicates is used preserve product , as 28.2%, negative, average concentration substance P5 1704,23, 973,67, 995,81, 1216,27 1142,19 mg/kg 40.98% analyzed exceeds permissible limit 1000 determined by 1128.