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Rocha LS, Ramos GLPA, Rocha RS, Braz BF, Santelli RE, Esmerino EA, Freitas MQ, Mársico ET, Bragotto APA, Quitério SL, Cruz AG. Heavy metals and health risk assessment of Brazilian artisanal cheeses. Food Res Int 2023; 174:113659. [PMID: 37981376 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
Abstract
Dairy products stand out as a food matrix susceptible to the contamination of heavy metals via cattle feed and environmental or processing conditions. Specifically, in the case of cheese, the concentrations can be further increased depending on the production process. The artisanal cheese market has been standing out, especially in Brazil, due to cultural and gastronomic reasons. Eight types of Brazilian artisanal cheese were analyzed for metal concentrations (chromium, copper, cadmium, lead, arsenic, and mercury, n = 80, 10 samples of each cheese) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Based on the results, a health risk assessment was carried out, based on the determination of estimated daily intake, target hazard quotient (THQ), and hazard index (HI). Variable concentrations were observed between the types of cheese, but in all cases the THQ and HI values were less than 1, indicating an absence of potential risk in the consumption of artisanal cheeses in relation to the intake of heavy metals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luciana S Rocha
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Departamento de Alimentos, 20270-021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Departamento de Alimentos, 20270-021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Faculdade de Veterinária, 24230-340 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Ramon S Rocha
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Departamento de Alimentos, 20270-021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Faculdade de Veterinária, 24230-340 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Bernardo F Braz
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Instituto de Química (IQ), 21941909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Ricardo E Santelli
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Instituto de Química (IQ), 21941909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Erick A Esmerino
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Faculdade de Veterinária, 24230-340 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Monica Q Freitas
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Faculdade de Veterinária, 24230-340 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Eliane T Mársico
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Faculdade de Veterinária, 24230-340 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Adriana P A Bragotto
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA), 13083862 Campinas, Brazil
| | - Simone L Quitério
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Departamento de Alimentos, 20270-021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| | - Adriano G Cruz
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Departamento de Alimentos, 20270-021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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