Metal Risk Assessment Study of Canned Fish Available on the Iranian Market
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Metal Risk Assessment Study of Canned Fish Available on the Iranian Market Borhan Mansouri 1 & Nammam Ali Azadi 2 & Marzena Albrycht 3 & Lukasz J. Binkowski 3 & Martyna Błaszczyk 3 & Unes Hamesadeghi 4 & Raouf Rahmani 4 & Afshin Maleki 4 & Farshid Majnoni 5 Received: 17 July 2020 / Accepted: 18 October 2020 # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Iran is the largest fishery producer in the region reaching nearly 1 million tons. Fish provide a good many nutrients that are beneficial for our health. Due to significant deposits of xenobiotics in the water environments, however, fish may also be a source of non-essential metals, causing a variety of disorders. The main challenges to Iranian fisheries are environmental pollution and quality control, so this study aims to estimate the concentration of cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb) in canned tuna fish produced and consumed in Iran. We studied four popular brands (N = 4 × 20) with ICPMS and then looked at the concentrations and calculated the risk assessment parameters. We found that the lowest concentration was observed for Cd (18 μg/kg) and the highest for Ni (132 μg/kg). Among the brands studied, Pb concentrations differed most (42.0 to 113.3 μg/kg) and Hg levels were more consistent (24.0 and 39.4 μg/kg). The concentrations of Cd, Hg, and Pb in all the brands tested were below EU permissible thresholds. The intake estimation risk assessment parameters (EDI, contribution to PTWI, and CR) and non-cancer risk assessment parameters based on reference doses (THQ and HI) demonstrated the safety of tested products in respect to all metal concentrations studied, while the parameters regarding the toxic effects (MoE, and ILCR) showed that the consumption might cause health risks in terms of Cd (ILCR), Ni (ILCR), and Pb (MoE). The consumption of the canned fish studied should therefore be maintained at a reasonable level (2–5 meals containing fish weekly), so that it may provide necessary nutrients, while avoiding the health risk due to metal content. Keywords Food safety . THQ . MoE . Cancer risk . Non-cancer risk
Highlights • Metal concentrations varied significantly between brands studied. • All concentrations were lower than permissible levels. • Pb concentrations were high enough to cause non-cancer risk. • Cancer risk caused by Cd and Ni levels are borderline safe. • Due to metal levels, consumption should be kept at a reasonable level. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-02002446-8. * Unes Hamesadeghi [email protected] Borhan Mansouri [email protected] Marzena Albrycht [email protected] Lukasz J. Binkowski [email protected]
1
Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2
Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3
Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University of Krakow, K
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