Levels of Lead, Cadmium, Zinc, Copper, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese, and Cobalt in Foods on the Swedish Market, 1983–1990

✍ Scribed by Lars Jorhem; Birgitta Sundström

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 813 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0889-1575
• DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1993.1025

✦ Synopsis

The levels of (\mathrm{Pb}, \mathrm{Cd}, \mathrm{Zn}, \mathrm{Cu}, \mathrm{Ni}, \mathrm{Cr}, \mathrm{Mn}), and (\mathrm{Co}) were determined in 50 different foods, mainly meat. fish, fruit, vegetables, pulses, and cereals on the Swedish market during the years 19831990. The analysis was accompanied by several quality control measures to ensure the quality of the results. Many of the results for (\mathrm{Pb}) in this study were up to (75 %) lower than those reported in our previous study from 1984. Most of the foods had very low levels of (\mathrm{Pb}, \mathrm{Cd}, \mathrm{Ni}, \mathrm{Cr}), and (\mathrm{Co}). in many cases among the lowest reported in recent literature. The highest levels of (\mathrm{Pb}) were found in cattle kidney, mushrooms, and poppy seeds. High Cd levels were found mostly in cattle kidney and some seeds. The Ni level was high in pulses and the (\mathrm{Cr}_{\mathrm{r}}) level was high in some seeds. Cattle liver and seeds were fairly high in Co. The variations in levels of these metals in the same products in different surveys, even of fairly recent date, were considerable. The levels of (\mathrm{Zn}, \mathrm{Cu}), and (\mathrm{Mn}) in this study were very similar to those found in other recent surveys. (c) 1993 Academic Press. Inc.