Faas determination of cadmium and lead content in foodstuffs from north-eastern Romanian market

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Article Title:	Faas determination of cadmium and lead content in foodstuffs from north-eastern Romanian market
Authors:	Constantin Ciobanu, Bogdan Gabriel Șlencu, Rodica Cuciureanu
Affiliation:	Department of Environmental and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa” Iași, Romania
Abstract:	Toxic metals may enter foods from various sources: soil, chemicals used for agricultural land, water used in food processing or cooking, equipment, containers and utensils used for food processing etc. The presence of cadmium and lead in the environment and foodstuffs represents an important problem in most of the countries. Exposure to toxic metals through consumption of contaminated food products is associated with various health risks and has aroused widespread concern in human health. Toxic metals are connected to cardiovascular disease, impaired fertility, nervous and immune system disorders, increased spontaneous abortions etc. Concerns about lead exposure as an important public health problem increased, as witnessed by the adverse health effects at lower levels. Moreover, this problem is complicated by the fact that these two metals show no biological function in humans. The aim of this study was to determine the levels of cadmium and lead in various foodstuffs from northeastern Romanian market.
Keywords:	cadmium, lead, foodstuffs, F-AAS, food
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*Correspondence:	Ciobanu Constantin, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa” Iași, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Environmental and Food Chemistry, 16th Universitatii Street ,700115, Iași, Romania, email: costy_pharm@yahoo.com