Analysis of Lead in Canned Foods in Markets of Benghazi-Libya

Hibah A. Miftaha, Intisar A. El Sharaa, Najwa H. Ansir, Satea S. El Altrash

Abstract


Canned foods are frequently consumed globally, because they are cheap and available, and the increasing concern about food safety stimulated research regarding the risk associated with the consumption of food contaminated by heavy metals. This study includes determining the concentration of lead (Pb) in different foods associated with health hazard inference in Libya. A twenty-four samples of nine brands of canned foods packaged in metal containers collected randomly from the markets during available in local markets of Benghazi-Libya.

The levels of lead usually are very low in foodstuffs, a procedure for the concentration of the element by dithizone as solvent extraction. Moreover, the pH of the sample is adjusted, and some physicochemical variables of canned food such as moisture, and ash were calculated. The concentration of selected toxic metal levels (Pb) in the foodstuffs were lower than the maximum allowable concentrations (1000µg/kg) as recommended in the China National Food Safety Standard established and by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). This suggests no additional health risks as well as consistency with the results.

 


Keywords


Health Hazard, Foodstuff Contamination, Canned Food Pollution, Heavy Metal, Lead, Benghazi- Libya.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v40.1.5605

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