Heavy metals and health risk assessment of Brazilian artisanal cheeses.
Food Res Int
; 174(Pt 2): 113659, 2023 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37981376
ABSTRACT
Dairy products stand out as a food matrix susceptible to the contamination of heavy metals via cattle feed and environmental or processing conditions. Specifically, in the case of cheese, the concentrations can be further increased depending on the production process. The artisanal cheese market has been standing out, especially in Brazil, due to cultural and gastronomic reasons. Eight types of Brazilian artisanal cheese were analyzed for metal concentrations (chromium, copper, cadmium, lead, arsenic, and mercury, n = 80, 10 samples of each cheese) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Based on the results, a health risk assessment was carried out, based on the determination of estimated daily intake, target hazard quotient (THQ), and hazard index (HI). Variable concentrations were observed between the types of cheese, but in all cases the THQ and HI values were less than 1, indicating an absence of potential risk in the consumption of artisanal cheeses in relation to the intake of heavy metals.
Key words
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arsenic
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Cheese
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Metals, Heavy
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Food Res Int
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil