OCCURENCE OF MERCURY IN PET FOOD


Submitted: 7 February 2013
Accepted: 7 February 2013
Published: 21 September 2008
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  • M. Prearo Laboratorio Sicurezza Ambientale - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, Italy.
  • S Squadrone Laboratorio Sicurezza Ambientale - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, Italy.
  • R Tarasco Laboratorio Sicurezza Ambientale - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, Italy.
  • S Gavinelli Laboratorio Sicurezza Ambientale - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, Italy.
  • E Poma Genin Laboratorio Sicurezza Ambientale - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, Italy.
  • M Leogrande Laboratorio Sicurezza Ambientale - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, Italy.
  • M Pellegrino Laboratorio Sicurezza Ambientale - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, Italy.
  • M.C. Abete Laboratorio Sicurezza Ambientale - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, Italy.
Mercury levels in 61 complete pet feed containing fish were evaluated. In five samples a mercury content exceeding the maximum residues level (0.4 mg/kg) was detected. The statistical evaluation didn’t show a significant correlation between the percentage of fish in feedingstuffs and the contamination level.

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Prearo M, Squadrone S, Tarasco R, Gavinelli S, Poma Genin E, Leogrande M, Pellegrino M, Abete M. OCCURENCE OF MERCURY IN PET FOOD. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 21 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];1(1):59-60. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2008.1.59

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