Alessandro Guerrini, Paola Roncada, Khaled Mefleh Al-Qudah, Gloria Isani, Fausto Pacicco, Mariantonietta Peloso, Luca Sardi, Doriana Eurosia Angela Tedesco, Gianluca Antonio Romeo, Elisabetta Caprai
Domestic chicken farming has been promoted and spread in several Italian municipalities and worldwide as an aid to the self-consumption of domestically produced food. This study investigated the levels of four toxic elements (As, Cd, Hg, and Pb) in eggs from an ethical laying hen farm, comparing the element concentrations with those possibly present in supermarket eggs. A total of 201 eggs, 141 from the farm and produced by different hen genotypes, and 60 from the supermarket, were collected. The levels of the toxic elements were evaluated in the yolk, albumen, and eggshells of all eggs...
April 8, 2024: Animals: An Open Access Journal From MDPI