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Impacts of Heavy Metals in Seed Crops and Oil Seed on Human Health: A Treat to Food Safety- Review Publisher



Nazari F1 ; Alizadeh AM2 ; Alikord M3 ; Dizaji R4 ; Torki Z4 ; Shoeibi S5 ; Hosseini MJ6 ; Ghane T5 ; Khosrokhavar R5
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  1. 1. Food and Drug Administration, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Student Research Committee, Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology/National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Environmental Health, Food Safety Division, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
  5. 5. Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center, Food and Drug Administration, MOH & ME, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Source: Carpathian Journal of Food Science and Technology Published:2023


Abstract

The dramatic distribution of heavy metals in the 21st century is one of the most important concern in human health and the environment. A wide range of heavy metals has been detected in various environmental and food matrices due to their bio-accumulative and persistent properties. To prevent any health problems and toxicity from heavy metals in human due to their worldwide consumption, guidelines on the maximum residue level (MRL) in oilseeds have been established. This review has been done to assess vegetable and seed oil/fat and their benefits, nutritional value and applications, as well as sources and occurrence of heavy metals in vegetable and seed oil/fat, effects of heavy metals on nutrient quality of oilseed and impact on human health. The most common heavy metals, which can found in oil and oilseeds/fats, are arsenic (As), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni) and chromium (Cd). Coexistence of heavy metals in the food commodities may lead to synergistic toxic interactions among heavy metals. In this regard, to minimize the health effects of heavy metals by consumption of plant and seed oil/fat, besides increasing regularsurveillance and monitoring, revising the maximum permissible level of heavy metals is necessary. © 2023, North University of Baia Mare. All rights reserved.
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