Lead content in fresh beef and canned beef products
1991
Wanpen Mesomya | Yaovadee Cuptapun | Plernchai Tangkanakul (Kasetsart Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Inst. of Food Research and Product Development)
Objective of the study was to assess the lead content in fresh beef and canned beef products in Bangkok to utilize the analytical results as a safety indicator for daily consumption. The lead content in 48 samples of fresh beef collected from 19 fresh markets in 8 different parts of Bangkok were analyzed by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The lead contents were in the range of 0.00-4.70 ppm with an average of 2.10+1.34 ppm. Forty samples of fresh beef showed higher lead content than the standard, 1 ppm. The lead content in 110 samples of canned beef products collected from 3 pilot plants were in the range of 0.00-11.03 ppm with an average of 3.31+3.11 ppm and 73 samples of canned beef product showed higher lead content than standard 1 ppm.
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