Al-Ashmawy, Y., Moustafa, N., Al-Hawary, I. (2012). HEAVY METALS DETERMINATION IN IMPORTED FROZEN MEAT. test, 10(2), 79-89. doi: 10.21608/kvmj.2012.112064
Yasser M. Al-Ashmawy; Nader Y. Moustafa; Ibrahim I. Al-Hawary. "HEAVY METALS DETERMINATION IN IMPORTED FROZEN MEAT". test, 10, 2, 2012, 79-89. doi: 10.21608/kvmj.2012.112064
Al-Ashmawy, Y., Moustafa, N., Al-Hawary, I. (2012). 'HEAVY METALS DETERMINATION IN IMPORTED FROZEN MEAT', test, 10(2), pp. 79-89. doi: 10.21608/kvmj.2012.112064
Al-Ashmawy, Y., Moustafa, N., Al-Hawary, I. HEAVY METALS DETERMINATION IN IMPORTED FROZEN MEAT. test, 2012; 10(2): 79-89. doi: 10.21608/kvmj.2012.112064

HEAVY METALS DETERMINATION IN IMPORTED FROZEN MEAT

Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal
Article 6, Volume 10, Issue 2, October 2012, Pages 79-89    PDF (669.57 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/kvmj.2012.112064
Authors
Yasser M. Al-Ashmawy1; Nader Y. Moustafa* 2; Ibrahim I. Al-Hawary3
1B.V.Sc, Fac. of Vet. Med., Kafrelsheikh Univ, Egypt
2Food Control Dep. Fac. of Vet. Med., Kafrelsheikh Univ, Egypt.
3Food Control Dep. Fac. of Vet. Med., Kafrelsheikh Univ, Egypt
Abstract
45 random samples of imported frozen meat were collected from Al-Gharbiah markets, Egypt. The collected samples were represented by Brazilian, Columbian and Indian meat (15 of each). The collected samples were examined for cadmium, lead and mercury concentrations on the basis of wet weight (mg/kg) by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The obtained results revealed that the mean concentrations of cadmium in the examined samples of imported frozen Brazilian, Columbian and Indian meats were 0.06 + 0.01 mg/kg; 0.14 + 0.01 mg/kg and 0.19 + 0.01 mg/kg, respectively, while the mean concentrations of lead in the examined samples of imported frozen Brazilian, Columbian and Indian meats were 0.35 + 0.02, mg/kg; 0.41 + 0.02 mg/kg and 0.52 + 0.03 mg/kg, respectively , concerning to mercury it could not be detected in the examined samples of imported frozen Brazilian meat, while the mean concentrations of mercury in the examined samples of imported frozen Columbian and Indian meats were 0.20 + 0.01 mg/kg and 0.37 + 0.02 mg/kg, respectively. Comparing the results to the maximum permissible limits stated by the Egyptian Organization of Standardization "EOS" (2005), found thatthe examined imported frozen Indian meat contained the highest residual concentration of heavy metals (cadmium, lead and mercury) followed by Columbian and Brazilian.
Keywords
cadmium; lead and mercury; imported frozen meat
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