Heavy metals, definition, sources of food contamination, incidence, impacts and remediation: A literature review with recent updates

GNE Abdel-Rahman - Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - ejchem.journals.ekb.eg
Heavy metals are any metallic element that has a proportionally high density and is
poisonous at low concentrations. Also, heavy metals are non-biodegradable in natural …

Assessment of heavy metals migrated from food contact plastic packaging: Bangladesh perspective

SA Eti, MS Islam, JH Shourove, B Saha, SK Ray… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Plastic-based food-contact materials are potentially threatening the environment and public
health by releasing toxic heavy metals. This study aimed to identify the types of plastic …

Determination of some element's migrants in aqueous simulant from plastic food contact products by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer

MM Ghuniem - Food Analytical Methods, 2024 - Springer
Various chemicals present at different stages in the food supply chain can lead to the
leaching of heavy metals. These metals can accumulate in the human body through the …

Food packaging from recycled papers: chemical, physical, optical properties and heavy metal migration

R Bandara, GM Indunil - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Paper recycling is a viable option for wastepaper management. This study assessed the
suitability of recycled papers as a food packaging material. Permanence and durability of …

Heavy metals contaminant of shrimp paste products and risk assessment in Thailand

P Nuanphuen, N Homkham, V Areekul… - Regional Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Shrimp paste (ka-pi) is one of the fermented fishery products that has been widely
consumed in Thailand, but the risk assessment of different material sources of shrimp paste …

Quantification of selected heavy metals through inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry in containers of yogurts used in Erbil City, Krg, Iraq

HS Khalid, AF Jalal, HF Mohammed, HY Sharef… - Bulletin of the Chemical …, 2024 - ajol.info
Heavy metals are recently introduced in the manufacturing of various household utensils.
The objective of this study was to investigate different heavy metals contents in the …

Assessing the impact of heavy metal residues in food and drug packaging on the standard bacterial strains: a biofilm perspective

S Mukhi, B Dhanashree, R Mysore Srikantiah… - CyTA-Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The presence and migration of heavy metals from food and drug packaging materials into
consumables pose significant health concerns. This study explored the effects of vanadium …

Evaluation of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Heavy Metals Contained in Packaging Material Digest on Prominent Gut Microbiota

S Mukhi, B Dhanashree, RM Srikantiah… - … Journal of Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Several scientific investigations have revealed that the leaching of metals from packaging
material into the packed food is an unavoidable process. Hence, this study is aimed at …

Determination of the Mass Fractions of the Heavy Metals in the Recycled Cellulose Pulp

M Klemenčić, I Bolanča Mirković, N Bolf, M Markić - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the process of paper recycling, certain amounts of metals can be found in the cellulose
suspension, the source of which is mainly printing inks. The paper industry often uses …

Assessment of Arsenic, Vanadium, Mercury, and Cadmium in Food and Drug Packaging

S Mukhi, MS Rukmini, PA Manjrekar… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Food and drug packaging materials are an integral part of our everyday life.
Noxious elements can inadvertently be included in packaging materials in various stages of …