Probabilistic Risk Characterization of Heavy Metals in Peruvian Coffee: Implications of Variety, Region and Processing

Probabilistic Risk Characterization of Heavy Metals in Peruvian Coffee: Implications of Variety, Region and Processing

Heavy metals are chemical contaminants, toxic, potentially carcinogenic and/or mutagenic, stable, persistent and are of concern in the food chain. The risk to the consumer of the presence of inorganic arsenic (iAs), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) in five varieties (Bourbon,...

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Main Authors: Grobert A. Guadalupe, Segundo G. Chavez, Erick Arellanos, Eva Doménech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
chemical contaminants
consumer exposure
probabilistic approach
risk assessment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/17/3254

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