American Journal of Food Technology1557-45711557-458XAcademic Journals Inc.10.3923/ajft.2008.192.199SanthiD. BalakrishnanV. Balakrishnan KalaikannanA. T. RadhakrishnanK. 3200833The presence of heavy metals in frozen and canned commercial
pork products obtained from retail outlets of Chennai city was determined,
by atomic absorption spectrophotometry using dry ashing method. The samples
had cadmium from 0.038 to 0.545 mg kg-1, chromium up to 2.244
mg kg-1, copper up to 2.847 mg kg-1, lead up to
6.290 mg kg-1 and zinc from 6.927 to 144.575 mg kg-1.
Generally, heavily spiced products had higher levels of heavy metals.
Levels of cadmium exceeded the Maximum Permissible Level (MPL) of 0.1
mg kg-1 in 95.83% of the samples as stipulated by Food and
Agriculture Organization (0.1 mg kg-1), whereas no samples
had copper content exceeding MPL (20 ppm) specified by Meat Food Products
Order (MFPO), 25.0% of the samples had lead content exceeding the limit
specified by MFPO (2.5 ppm) and 20.83% of the samples had zinc values
exceeding the MPL of MFPO (50ppm). The results of this study demonstrate
the need for good manufacturing practices (GMP`s) and HACCP to control
these heavy metals in pork products.]]>Anderson, R.A.,19931993Bolger, P.M., N.J. Yess, E.L. Gunderson, T.C. Troxell and C.D. Carrington,1996135360Brito, G., C. Diaz, L. Galindo, A. Hardisson, D. Santiago and F.G. Montelongo,199044309316Cherian, M.G. and M. Nordberg,198328115Codex Alimentarius Commission,19941994Coleman, M.E., S.E. Robert and P. Basu,199275615625Cook Book,19821982Dabeka, R.W. and A.D. Mckenzie,199578897909Ellis, T.M., H.G. Masters and M.J. Dolling,198461239240FAO,19801980Spivey Fox, M.R.,19876517441752Frieberg, L., M. Piscator, G.F. Nordberg and T. Kjellstorm,19741st Edn.,Gonzalez-Weller, D., L. Karlsson, A. Caballero, F. Hernandez and A. Gutierrez et al.,200623757763Humphreys, D.J.,19911471830Jayasekara, S., U. Samarajeewa and A.N. Jayakody,19927105107Johnson, M.A.,19931993Khitrov, G. and R. Jaeger,19951995Kirkpatrick, D.C. and D.E. Coffin,19732415951598Klevay, L.M.,19771977Koh, T.S. and G.T. Judson,1986378795Langlands, J.P., G.E. Donald and A.J. Smith,198727485491Larkin, D., P. Margaret, J.C. Bartlet and R.A. Chapman,195419211218Leita, L., G. Enne, M. De. Nobili, M. Baldini and P. Sequi,199124125127Linden, A., K. Anderson and A. Oskarsson,200140425431Maggi, E., P.G. Bracchi, G. Campanini, G. Dazzi and G. Madarena,19793309319Marriot, N.G., A. Lopez and H.L. Williams,198245707712MFPO,19731973Muller, M., E. Hartmann and M. Anke,199213359378Muller, M. and M. Anke,19952003843Muller, M., E. Hartmann and M. Anke,199213359378Nordberg, G.,1999305762Osis, D., B.S. Lois Kramer, B.S. Emilie Wiatrowski and M.D. Herta Spencer,197225582588Oskarsson, A., L. Jorhem, J. Sundberg, N.G. Nilsson and N. Albanus,19921118394Pekarinen, M.,19731973Pueschel, S.M., J.G. Linakis and A.C. Anderson,19961st Edn.,Rajmane, A.N., J.B. Khot, A.A. Sherikar and A.T. Sherikar,19861986Sabir, M.S., S.W. Khan and I. Hayat,2003298101Schroeder, G.S.,19917114351438Sharma, R.P., J.C. Street, J.L. Shupe and D.R. Bourcier,198265972979Simakova, A., J. Kamenik, R. Brazdil and J. Bardon,199363636Snedecor, G.W. and W.G. Cochran,19941st Edn.,Stenstrom, T. and H. Lonsjo,197438790Tinggi, U., C. Reilly and C. Patterson,199760123128Tuormaa, T.E.,199510149164Ulrich, R., A. Raszyk and A. Napravnik,200146132139Vreman, K., N.G. Vanderveen, Vander E.J. Molen and W.G. De Ruig,198836327338Welsh, S.O. and R.M. Marston,1982367076Singh, S., S.K. Khanna and S. Singh,1996152933WHO,20031st Edn.,Yost, K.J.,198440157164Zurera-Cosano, G.,19931993