organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides are likely to pollute lipid-containing food sources, like milk (3-5% fat), owing to their lipophilicity, thereby jeopardizing the benefits of milk as a health food. pesticide load in bovine milk may be from the leaching of pesticides persisting in the adipose tissue of the animal, or through direct contamination during milking or improper handling o...

conclusions in all of the investigated imported rice samples, the level of afb1 and total afs were found to be lower than the iranian mtl, and no health risk for consumers were detected at these levels of contamination. results the results showed that the highest concentration of afb1 and total afs in the rice samples were 2.3500 and 2.7040 ng/g, respectively. the different mean concentration o...

materials and methods a total of 40 different bread types such as barbari, sangak, lavash, and baguette produced in 124 bakery shops in rasht city were analyzed for some heavy metals (as, cd, pb, cr, ni, and co) by inductive coupled plasma (icp) instrument (icp-qes). results the mean content of the as, cd, and pb in different breads were respectively as follows: barbari, 0, 0.73, and 0.07; sang...

Concentration and daily intake (DI) of heavy metals [lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu)] were investigated in four common edible vegetables including coriander, dill, radish root and radish leaf grown at peri-urban sites in Sanandaj, Iran. A total of 120 composite samples of vegetables were taken from ten vegetable farms during six months from May to October 2012. Inductivel...

there are many potential risks to human health from heavy metal contamination of vegetables resulting from wastewater irrigated sites. this study was carried out to assess the concentration of chromium (cr) and the risk to human health by chromium through the intake of locally grown vegetables collected from wastewater irrigated agricultural fields. twenty-seven samples of 9 (nine) different ty...

Some phthalates are developmental and reproductive toxicants in animals. Exposure to phthalates is considered to be potentially harmful to human health as well. Based on a comprehensive literature research, we present an overview of the sources of human phthalate exposure and results of exposure assessments with special focus on human biomonitoring data. Among the general population, there is w...

Introduction: It is estimated that by 2020, non communicable diseases will account for approximately twothird of all diseases that are often related to life style and nutrition. This study was conducted to assess Food pattern and anthropometric indices of students in Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 375 students (225 females, 150 males) with mean ag...

INTRODUCTION Nitrates and nitrites commonly occur throughout nature as well as in foodstuffs. Their excess consumption can however pose health risks, for example, arising from methaemoglobinaemia or from the formation of N-nitrosamines. OBJECTIVES To determine whether the levels of domestic nitrate and nitrite consumption are safe in Polish households during 2006-2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS ...

Over 800 pesticides are currently approved for use in one or more EU countries. The maximum residue levels (MRL) for agricultural pesticides are derived from field trials conducted under good agricultural practice (GAP). The MRL is a legally enforceable limit related to GAP. The results from field trials would only be used to establish MRLs if the estimated intake of residues did not exceed the...