The Safety of Animal-derived Food Products in Areas of Technogenic Pollution | Functional Foods in Health and Disease - Online ISSN: 2160-3855; Print ISSN: 2378-7007 Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer Open Menu Functional Foods in Health and Disease - Online ISSN: 2160-3855; Print ISSN: 2378-7007 Home Food Science Publisher Functional Food Center Current Archives About About the Journal Aims and Scope Contact Editing Services Editorial Team Express Peer Review Graphical Abstract Journal Insights Privacy Statement Submissions Announcements Search Search Register Login Home / Archives / Vol. 14 No. 10 (2024): October 2024 / Research Articles The Safety of Animal-derived Food Products in Areas of Technogenic Pollution Authors Garegin G. Sevoyan Seyran H. Minasyan Tigran A. Yesayan Bella G. Babayan Syuzanna S. Avetisyan Alexander H. Yesayan DOI: https://doi.org/10.31989/ffhd.v14i10.1484 Abstract Background: Food safety has been a concern since ancient times. In the 21st century, technogenic pollution from harmful natural and synthetic chemicals poses a significant threat to food safety. These substances can enter the various consumption chains and to be transmitted from organism to organism, ultimately reaching the human body through both animal-sourced and plant-sourced food products. Animal-sourced food is the main source of protein and essential compounds. Therefore, assessing the safety of animal-sourced food products, which are produced and consumed by populations in areas of technogenic pollution (such as factory surroundings and military conflict zones) is crucial. Objectives: The primary goal of this research was to study the contamination of animal-sourced foods (eggs and hen) produced in urban area of one of regions of Armenia’s regions, which has a heavy legacy of industrial pollution.  Context and purpose of this study: This study aimed to assess and compare the concentrations of alkaline, alkaline-earth and transition elements, including heavy metals, in common animal-sourced food products produced in Kapan city, Armenia, and Syunik village, which borders Kapan city. To achieve this, poultry (hen) and egg samples were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrophotometry (ICP-MS) to detect the following heavy metals: Li; Na; Mg; Al; K; Ca; Ti; V; Cr; Fe; Mn; Co; Ni; Cu; Zn; As; Se; Sr; Mo; Cd; Sn; Sb; Ba and Pb. Results: The concentrations of heavy metals were elevated in all animal-sourced food samples from Syunik Village and Kaplan City. Similarly, general concentrations of alkaline and alkaline-earth metals were also increased. Comparative analysis revealed that concentrations of all studied elements were lower in Syunik Village than in Kaplan City. Notably, all detected levels were below the maximum permissible concentrations (MPC).  Conclusions: Elevated concentrations of heavy metals were observed in all studied egg and hen samples from Syunik village and Kapan city. This increase is likely attributed to the mining industry development in the Syunik region. Although the detected levels are below the maximum permissible concentrations established by the World Health Organization (WHO), continuous monitoring of heavy metal concentrations in this area is recommended to mitigate potential health risks associated with chronic consumption of locally produced eggs.  Keywords: food safety, animal-sourced food, heavy metals, technogenic pollution, remediation. Downloads [Abstract] [Full Article] Published 2024-10-11 Issue Vol. 14 No. 10 (2024): October 2024 Section Research Articles License Copyright (c) 2024 Functional Foods in Health and Disease This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Authors retain the copyright of their articles and grant the Functional Food Center (FFC) and its journals the right of first publication under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, including commercial use, provided the original author(s) and source are properly credited. Authors may post and share their published work freely, provided that the original publication in this journal is acknowledged. By submitting to this journal, authors confirm that their manuscripts are original, not under consideration elsewhere, and that they hold the necessary rights to grant this license. The Functional Food Center encourages open scientific exchange and allows derivative and extended works, provided attribution to the original publication is maintained. About the Journal      Editing Services      Graphical Abstract      Journal Insights        Submissions        Editorial Team       Privacy Statement        Contact        Current        Archives   Open Journal Systems Hosting and Support by: OpenJournalSystems.com