… as toxic metals for simplicity) is of particular concern to food safety and human health and is
the focus of this review. These toxic metals are … , such as mining, metal smelting, atmospheric …

… After considering current exposure levels, associated health risks and current regulatory
action, this review focuses on recent insights into mechanisms of toxic metal accumulation in …

… Risk assessments for metals from food have been performed … For a number of the major toxic
metals/metalloids, studies … at low levels previously assumed to be safe. Hence, with the aim …

… ported THQ values calculated from metal contaminants in seafood range from a safe level
(<… juice, stout and red wine were all above the safe value of 1. The THQ values for red wine …

… role of toxic metal remediation … metals in all the segments of the environment, including
soil, water, air and plants. The released hazardous heavy metals (HHMs) entered into the food …

… to toxic metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic, which now are present in the
entire food chain … There can never be an absolute guarantee that our food is safe. It is simply …

… toxic metals… food and to make it safer for human consumption. Numerous studies have been
carried out to examine the effects of common food processing on its contamination with toxic …

Of all the elements, the most important to consider in terms of food-chain contamination are
arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and selenium (Se). Where soils are …

… Lead is a toxic metal that occurs naturally in the earth's crust and can be combined with
other chemicals to form lead salts that have many applications due to their physicochemical …

… There are several thousand food additives which make food safer or more appealing. … of
toxic metals and metalloids such as lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury. These metals and …