THE PRESENCE OF HEAVY METALS IN DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS IN THE PCINJA DISTRICT
This paper emphasizes not only the importance of microbiological food safety and quality of foodstuffs, but also the importance of maintaining low levels of harmful chemicals in food (heavy metals, pesticides, antibiotics, mycotoxins, etc). The paper also presents the most common routes of entr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Applied Management, Economics and Finance – MEF, Belgrade, University Business Academy in Novi Sad
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Process Management and New Technologies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.japmnt.com/images/Volume%202/Issue%203/3.%20THE%20PRESENCE%20OF%20HEAVY%20METALS%20IN%20DOMESTIC%20AND%20IMPORTED%20FOODSTUFFS%20IN%20THE%20PCINJA%20DISTRICT.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper emphasizes not only the importance of
microbiological food safety and quality of foodstuffs,
but also the importance of maintaining low levels of
harmful chemicals in food (heavy metals, pesticides,
antibiotics, mycotoxins, etc). The paper also presents
the most common routes of entry of heavy metals
into food and heavy metal intoxication in the human
body that occurs if their level is higher than the level
specified in the Regulations.
Testing of food products for chemical pollutants was
carried out in the institutions authorized by the
Ministry .
This paper describes the preparation of foodstuff
samples, the assessment of the results, and the
2011and 2012 annual reports on foodstuff samples
submitted for testing that were carried out in the
Institute of Public Health in Vranje. |
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| ISSN: | 2334-735X 2334-7449 |