Heavy metal contamination and its impact on the food chain: exposure, bioaccumulation, and risk assessment

BR Shetty, PB Jagadeesha, SA Salmataj - CyTA-Journal of Food, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Non-essential heavy metals (HMs) are one of the most toxic substances released into the
environment, affecting the food chain and posing a threat to food security. The research data …

Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Selected Local and Foreign Rice Brands from Southwestern Nigeria: Implications for Human Health

AM Taiwo, AAA Adenekan, KA Olatunde… - Journal of Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the presence of potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in different local and
foreign rice brands from southwestern Nigeria. Eight brands were purchased in four states …