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Occurrence of Selected Organic Contaminants in Edible Insects and Assessment of Their Chemical Safety — Europe PMC PMID:31891522

Source: Europe PMC (en)
Original: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/31891522
DOI: 10.1289/ehp5782
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Occurrence of Selected Organic Contaminants in Edible Insects and Assessment of Their Chemical Safety — Europe PMC PMID:31891522 — Europe PMC (en), https://europepmc.org/article/MED/31891522 (CC0-1.0); archived copy: https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_ca63db609fec (Metraipolis archive dc_ca63db609fec, sha256 defd0a3f491c9357c3c2f98d63d09d812f72aef6cccea68c2c7132d564d35074)

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  title = {Occurrence of Selected Organic Contaminants in Edible Insects and Assessment of Their Chemical Safety — Europe PMC PMID:31891522},
  howpublished = {Europe PMC (en)},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/31891522},
  note = {License CC0-1.0; archived copy https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_ca63db609fec; sha256 defd0a3f491c9357c3c2f98d63d09d812f72aef6cccea68c2c7132d564d35074},
  year = {2026}
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Background: Feeding the continuously growing world population is challenging, and edible insects offer a sustainable alternative to conventional sources of animal proteins. As with any food source, the potential presence of hazardous organic chemicals, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), plasticizers and flame retardants (FRs), must be investigated to guarantee consumer chemical safety. Objectives: Here, we have investigated the contamination levels of several classes of organic compounds in edible insects. To evaluate their chemical safety, a dietary exposure risk assessment was then performed by combining the measured chemical contamination with the most recent food consumption data from local surveys. Methods: Insect samples, belonging to six orders (Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hemiptera, Odonata, Hymenoptera) were purchased from five European and three Asian countries. POPs and halogenated FRs were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and organophosphorus FRs and plasticizers were quantified by liquid chromatography-MS/MS, according to validated protocols. Results: The overall levels of chemical contamination varied greatly among the insect orders and country of purchase, but they were generally low and comparable with other commonly consumed animal products. Discussion: Here we show that, besides the activities during rearing, the industrial post-harvesting handling and addition of ingredients are supplementary factors influencing the chemical load of the final insect food-product. The total estimated dietary intakes of the considered classes of compounds through insect consumption are comparable with those generally assessed in common food of animal origin worldwide and, when compared with existing reference dose values, suggest that the risk of adverse health effects from exposure to the targeted organic compounds via insect consumption is unlikely. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP5782.

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Pubblicazione: Environmental health perspectives, 2019 (prima pubblicazione 2019-12-31).
Identificativi: PMID 31891522 · PMCID PMC6957287 · DOI 10.1289/ehp5782.
Pagina: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/31891522 — https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp5782. Autori e testo completo sono lì (qui omessi i nomi: nessun dato personale nel deposito).
Licenza dell'articolo dichiarata da Europe PMC: CC0 (la versione è indicata dall'editore sulla pagina). Abstract riportato senza modifiche al contenuto, con attribuzione; deposito marcato CC0.
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