Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in Bangladesh
Present study investigates 39 brands of candies, chocolate, and litchis, purchased from Dhaka City, Bangladesh, for their moisture content, sulphated ash value, heavy metal, and bacterial contamination. All the brands showed moisture content (0.64%-4.775%) within the BSTI range, but sulphated ash va...
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| author | Kazi Milenur Rahman Prattay Md. Tanvir Ahmed Chowdhury Md. Raihan Sarkar Tanvir Rahman Sharmin Zaman Emon Abrar Hossain Hredoy Ghosh Rajib Md. Abdurrahim |
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| description | Present study investigates 39 brands of candies, chocolate, and litchis, purchased from Dhaka City, Bangladesh, for their moisture content, sulphated ash value, heavy metal, and bacterial contamination. All the brands showed moisture content (0.64%-4.775%) within the BSTI range, but sulphated ash values (18.80%-25.72%) were beyond the accepted value. Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr ranged from 0.24-2.40 μg/g, 0.071-0.44 μg/g, 0.38-48.10 μg/g, and 0.50-12.79 μg/g, respectively, in the tested brands. Most of the brands contained Pb and Cd beyond the acceptable limits of WHO/FDA. Pb (2.24-2586.75 μg/g) was found in high concentration in the packaging of most brands, and Ni and Cd ranged from 2.10-108.05 μg/g and 1.68-45 μg/g, respectively. Bacterial presence was found in 15 brands, and 4 of them had a total aerobic bacterial count of >1 log CFU/g. Consumption of such contaminated confectionaries holds significant public health risks, specially in children, and demands necessary precautionary steps. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ce5e2e26570043a7918921c7c49685702025-08-20T03:19:42ZengWileyInternational Journal of Food Science2314-57652024-01-01202410.1155/2024/4536475Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in BangladeshKazi Milenur Rahman Prattay0Md. Tanvir Ahmed Chowdhury1Md. Raihan Sarkar2Tanvir Rahman3Sharmin Zaman Emon4Abrar Hossain5Hredoy Ghosh Rajib6Md. Abdurrahim7Department of Clinical Pharmacy and PharmacologyDepartment of SoilDepartment of Pharmaceutical TechnologyDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and PharmacologyCentre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS)Department of Disaster Science and Climate ResilienceDepartment of Pharmaceutical TechnologyBiomedical and Toxicological Research Institute (BTRI)Present study investigates 39 brands of candies, chocolate, and litchis, purchased from Dhaka City, Bangladesh, for their moisture content, sulphated ash value, heavy metal, and bacterial contamination. All the brands showed moisture content (0.64%-4.775%) within the BSTI range, but sulphated ash values (18.80%-25.72%) were beyond the accepted value. Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cr ranged from 0.24-2.40 μg/g, 0.071-0.44 μg/g, 0.38-48.10 μg/g, and 0.50-12.79 μg/g, respectively, in the tested brands. Most of the brands contained Pb and Cd beyond the acceptable limits of WHO/FDA. Pb (2.24-2586.75 μg/g) was found in high concentration in the packaging of most brands, and Ni and Cd ranged from 2.10-108.05 μg/g and 1.68-45 μg/g, respectively. Bacterial presence was found in 15 brands, and 4 of them had a total aerobic bacterial count of >1 log CFU/g. Consumption of such contaminated confectionaries holds significant public health risks, specially in children, and demands necessary precautionary steps.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/4536475 |
| spellingShingle | Kazi Milenur Rahman Prattay Md. Tanvir Ahmed Chowdhury Md. Raihan Sarkar Tanvir Rahman Sharmin Zaman Emon Abrar Hossain Hredoy Ghosh Rajib Md. Abdurrahim Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in Bangladesh International Journal of Food Science |
| title | Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Microbiological Analysis and Content of Heavy Metals in Different Candies, Chocolates, and Their Wrappers in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | microbiological analysis and content of heavy metals in different candies chocolates and their wrappers in bangladesh |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/4536475 |
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