Heavy Metals Contamination in Food and Associated Human Health Risk
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Toxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2025) | Viewed by 2704
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 2 is “zero hunger”, and ensuring food security for all will become increasingly important in order to fulfil this goal. A crucial part of the term food security is the safety of consumption, and one of the threats regarding this is the presence/contamination of heavy metals. Heavy metals can be introduced into foods all along the production line, and exposure to these compounds can lead to a range of adverse health effects, such as impaired development, cancer, organ damage, and damage to the nervous system. The main objective of this Special Issue is to increase the knowledge about heavy metal contamination in foods and the mitigation of the effects of exposure. Original research papers, meta-analyses, and review papers on the suggested topics (not limited to) are welcome.
- Documentation of heavy metal contamination in various foods.
- Processing technology for reduction in heavy metal contamination in foods.
- Analytical methodology for detection of heavy metals.
- Human health risk assessment, toxicological considerations, and regulatory issues.
Dr. Hanne Maehre
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heavy metals
- food safety and security
- analytical methodology
- risk assessment
- toxicology
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