Analysis of Metals and Other Elements

Testing and Analysis of Metals and Other Elements

Environmental pollution, technological processes, packaging materials are factors that cause contamination in food production and pose a risk to human health.

Environmental and soil pollution, directly or indirectly, causes pollution of food resources. According to the Codex Alimentarius Commission (KAK); Food contaminants are defined as chemical substances that are not added to foods intentionally but are contaminated by processes such as processing, preparation, storage, packaging and transportation or due to environmental pollution.

Especially Aluminum (Al), Antimony (Sb), Arsenic (As), Copper (Cu), Barium (Ba), Beryllium (Be), Boron (B), Mercury (Hg), Zinc (Zn), Iron (Fe) Phosphorus (P), Gallium (Ga), Silver (Ag), Cadmium (Cd), Tin (Sn), Calcium (Ca), Cobalt (Co), Chromium (Cr), Lead (Pb), Lithium (Li) Magnesium (Mg), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Nickel (Ni), Potassium (K), Selenium (Se), Cesium (Cs), Sodium (Na), Tellurium (Te), Vanadium (Vn) Consumption of such elements with food is harmful and unacceptable for human health.

For this reason, contaminated substances are specified in the Turkish Food Codex Contaminants Regulation together with their limits.

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