Chemical and microbial contamination in canned foods that avaliable in Iraqi Markets. | ||
| iraq journal of market research and consumer protection | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2014, Pages 29-49 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Jalaa m. ahmed; Isam S. hamza; Amerr G. Abass | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The research aimed to determination of chemical and microbial contamination in some foods canned in metal in locally markets. Chemical and microbial corruption was investigated for 54 products of canned food. randomly selected from the local markets in Baghdad capital. The research included detection of heavy metal contaminants (iron, zinc, cobalt, lead, cadmium, manganese, tin and mercury) and organic chemical contaminants (pesticide residues). In addition, the detection of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, yeasts and molds were investigated as well. The results showed the presence of several chemical and microbial corruption cases for many of the examined products. This reflects the unsuitability of these products for human consumption due to the incompliance with the canned food standard specifications. The existence of such products means the absence of control by the concerned authorities on the imported food, and the loss of health control on what is produced and what is available in the local markets. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chemical and microbial corruption; canned food | ||
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