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Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt

Nashwa H. Mohamed, Galal Yahya, Rasha M. El Bayoumi, Mohamed A.m. Hussein, Simona Cavalu, Hesham Dahshan, Abdullah F. Alsayeqh, Wageh S. Darwish, Elshimaa A.a. Nasr.


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Abstract
Background:
The consumption of meat is a fundamental aspect of global diets, providing essential nutrients and proteins vital for human nutrition. However, ensuring the safety of meat products has become progressively challenging due to potential contamination by toxic heavy metals and pathogenic microorganisms.
Aim:
This study focuses on assessing the prevalence of Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As), and Cadmium (Cd), in chilled and frozen meat in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt.
Methods:
A total of 30 samples, comprising 15 chilled and 15 frozen beef samples, were collected from various marketing stores in Sharkia. Analysis of toxic metals was conducted via atomic absorption spectrophotometer following wet digestion.
Results:
The average levels (mg/kg) in chilled meat samples were found to be 0.64 ± 0.14 for Pb, undetectable for Hg, 0.02 ± 0.14 for Cd, and 4.66 ± 0.57 for As. In frozen samples, the average concentrations were 0.89 ± 0.21 for Pb, 0.08 ± 0.03 for Hg, 0.02 ± 0.004 Cd, and 5.32 ± 0.59 for As. Generally, the levels of heavy metals in frozen meat samples were observed to be higher than chilled samples. Importantly, the levels of Pb were higher than maximum residual concentrations (MPL) in 53.3% of the chilled and 66.6% of the frozen, Cd levels in chilled and frozen were within the permissible concentrations in all samples, Hg was not identified in all the chilled and in 67% of frozen samples, and As levels were higher than the permissible levels in all samples chilled and frozen. The assessment of human health risk for adults revealed an estimated daily intake (EDI) value of beef meat below the threshold of the oral reference dose (RFD) for all analyzed metals except for As, where 46.7% of chilled samples and 60% of frozen samples exceeded the RFD. Furthermore, both the Hazard Quotient (THQ) for As and Hazard Index (HI) for all the analyzed metals were above 1 in 33.3% of chilled samples and 46.7% of frozen samples.
Conclusion:
This indicates the remarkable adverse effects on human health associated with the consumption of meat of elevated levels of heavy metals, emphasizing the need for stringent quality control measures within the food industry.

Key words: Food safety, Meat, Heavy metals, Estimated daily intake, Hazard index


 
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Mohamed NH, Yahya G, Bayoumi RME, Hussein MA, Cavalu S, Dahshan H, Alsayeqh AF, Darwish WS, Nasr EA. Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt. Open Vet J. 2023; 13(12): 1729-1737. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.21

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Mohamed NH, Yahya G, Bayoumi RME, Hussein MA, Cavalu S, Dahshan H, Alsayeqh AF, Darwish WS, Nasr EA. Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=181969 [Access: March 18, 2025]. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.21

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Mohamed NH, Yahya G, Bayoumi RME, Hussein MA, Cavalu S, Dahshan H, Alsayeqh AF, Darwish WS, Nasr EA. Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt. Open Vet J. 2023; 13(12): 1729-1737. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.21


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Mohamed NH, Yahya G, Bayoumi RME, Hussein MA, Cavalu S, Dahshan H, Alsayeqh AF, Darwish WS, Nasr EA. Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt. Open Vet J. (2023), [cited March 18, 2025]; 13(12): 1729-1737. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.21


Harvard Style

Mohamed, N. H., Yahya, . G., Bayoumi, . R. M. E., Hussein, . M. A., Cavalu, . S., Dahshan, . H., Alsayeqh, . A. F., Darwish, . W. S. & Nasr, . E. A. (2023) Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt. Open Vet J, 13 (12), 1729-1737. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.21


Turabian Style

Mohamed, Nashwa H., Galal Yahya, Rasha M. El Bayoumi, Mohamed A.m. Hussein, Simona Cavalu, Hesham Dahshan, Abdullah F. Alsayeqh, Wageh S. Darwish, and Elshimaa A.a. Nasr. 2023. Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt. Open Veterinary Journal, 13 (12), 1729-1737. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.21


Chicago Style

Mohamed, Nashwa H., Galal Yahya, Rasha M. El Bayoumi, Mohamed A.m. Hussein, Simona Cavalu, Hesham Dahshan, Abdullah F. Alsayeqh, Wageh S. Darwish, and Elshimaa A.a. Nasr. "Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt." Open Veterinary Journal 13 (2023), 1729-1737. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.21


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Mohamed, Nashwa H., Galal Yahya, Rasha M. El Bayoumi, Mohamed A.m. Hussein, Simona Cavalu, Hesham Dahshan, Abdullah F. Alsayeqh, Wageh S. Darwish, and Elshimaa A.a. Nasr. "Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt." Open Veterinary Journal 13.12 (2023), 1729-1737. Print. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.21


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Mohamed, N. H., Yahya, . G., Bayoumi, . R. M. E., Hussein, . M. A., Cavalu, . S., Dahshan, . H., Alsayeqh, . A. F., Darwish, . W. S. & Nasr, . E. A. (2023) Detection and health risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in chilled and frozen meat collected from Sharkia province in Egypt. Open Veterinary Journal, 13 (12), 1729-1737. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.21


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