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<p>Food safety is a priority for the European Union (EU). EU food safety policy covers all sectors of the food chain. In recent years, numerous studies have been conducted in Bulgaria on contaminants in plant and animal foods as one of the priority areas of food safety policy. Metals are part of the chemical pollutants in the environment. People are exposed to metals from the environment and food and water contaminated with metals. Researchers have found that the intake of metals with food is different and that food exposure is the primary way of metal exposure.</p>
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Food safety is a priority for the European Union (EU). EU food safety policy covers all sectors of the food chain. In recent years, numerous studies have been conducted in Bulgaria on contaminants in plant and animal foods as one of the priority areas of food safety policy. Metals are part of the chemical pollutants in the environment. People are exposed to metals from the environment and food and water contaminated with metals. Researchers have found that the intake of metals with food is different and that food exposure is the primary way of metal exposure.

Study of the Content of Heavy Metals in Foods in Bulgaria

Department of Hygiene, Medical Ecology, Occupational Diseases and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Public Health

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research

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Food safety is a priority for the European Union (EU). EU food safety policy covers all sectors of the food chain. In recent years, numerous studies have been...

Study of the Content of Heavy Metals in Foods in Bulgaria

Publié en ligne: 18 janv. 2022

Pages: 140 - 145

Reçu: 14 oct. 2021

Accepté: 25 nov. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2021-0019

Mots clés
heavy metals in food, food samples, food safety

© 2021 Ivelina R. Drambozova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Study of the Content of Heavy Metals in Foods in Bulgaria

Publié en ligne: 18 janv. 2022

Pages: 140 - 145

Reçu: 14 oct. 2021

Accepté: 25 nov. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2021-0019

Mots clésheavy metals in food, food samples, food safety

© 2021 Ivelina R. Drambozova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
heavy metals in food, food samples, food safety