Analysis of Contaminants in Foods

Analytical approaches for MCPD esters and glycidyl esters in food and biological samples: a review and future perspectives.

Esters of 2 - and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (MCPD) and glycidol esters are important contaminants of processed edible oils used as foods or food ingredients. This review describes the occurrence and analysis of MCPD esters and glycidol esters in vegetable oils and some other foods. The focus is on the analytical methods based on both direct and indirect methods. Methods of analysis applied t...

Contaminants of non-biological origin in foods from animals.

The authors provide an overview of non-biological contaminants in foods from animals. These contaminants comprise chemical and physical hazards which may be introduced during animal production, slaughter and processing or packaging. Emphasis in this paper is placed on those residues which are of most interest to Veterinary Services and for which Veterinary Services have responsibility, namely: ...

Concentrations of selected persistent organochlorine contaminants in store-bought foods from northern Alaska.

OBJECTIVES We address marine and terrestrial mammal blubber, liver, muscle, kidney, heart, tongue, maktak and maktaaq (epidermis and blubber from bowhead, beluga whales, respectively), and fish muscle and livers, as commonly consumed tissues in subsistence communities across northern Alaska in the context of organochlorine (OC) contamination of store-bought foods. Human exposure to contaminants...

LC-MS/MS Analysis of Emerging Food Contaminants Quantitation and Identification of Dicyandiamide in Milk and other Protein-Rich Foods

Occurrence and methods of control of chemical contaminants in foods.

Contamination of food by chemicals can result from their use on agricultural commodities; accidents or misuse during food handling and processing; nucler weapon testing and operation of nuclear power plants; and disposal of industrial chemicals or by-products with subsequent dispersal into the environment. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as the Federal agency mainly responsible for eval...

Contaminants and Toxins in Foods and Feeds

In the intensive livestock production systems, with decrease in grazing land and intensification of agriculture, the animal feeds are most likely to be contaminated with pesticides, dioxins, radionuclide, heavy metals, bacterial, fungal / mycotoxin contaminants etc., which may , market, it is the need of the hour to produce the livestock products free from contaminants. The feeds and fodders ar...