Study on Some Heavy Metals of Poultry Meat and Its Products in New Valley Governorate, Egypt | ||
| New Valley Journal of Agricultural Science | ||
| Article 12, Volume 3, Issue 8, April 2023, Pages 894-902 PDF (361.22 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/nvjas.2023.215605.1222 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hussein Ferweez* 1; Ahmed Hamd Khalifa2; Ghada Mostafa Metwelly1; Doaa Safwat Abd El.Maguid3 | ||
| 1Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Veterinary, New Valley University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The food chain creates potential health hazards with regards to the transmission of toxic elements to animal tissues, and subsequently to humans. Poultry meat and egg products contain a wide range of trace elements; some of these are of important nutritional value, such as iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn), while others have toxic effects, such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) of poultry meat and its products. Therefore, this study was conducted in the laboratories of the Food Sci. and Techno. Depart. Fac. Agric. of New Valley University Egypt. The objective of this study is to study the trace element types in poultry meat (breast & thigh) and egg, to ensure the safety of this products offered in the market from any Pollutants. The results indicated that there were significant differences in heavy elements of poultry meat and egg such as Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Pb, Cd, As and Hg. The studied heavy elements of poultry meat and egg were under detectable levels in poultry meat and egg, suggesting that there is no threat from toxic heavy metals set by Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality Control. More governmental efforts are needed to control the environmental pollution and improve the environment quality of New Valley Governorate Egypt. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chicken meat; breast; thigh; liver; hen egg | ||
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