Maja Đokić, Tamara Nekić, Ivana Varenina, Ines Varga, Božica Solomun Kolanović, Marija Sedak, Bruno Čalopek, Ivana Kmetič, Teuta Murati, Darija Vratarić, Nina Bilandžić
Pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent environmental pollutants. When entering the food chain, they can represent a public health problem due to their negative effects on health. In this study, concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), organophosphate pesticides (OPPs), pyrethroids, carbamates, and PCBs-a total 73 compounds-were determined in a total of 2268 samples of fat tissues (beef, pork, sheep, goat, poultry, game, horse, rabbit) and processed fat, meat, and processed meat products collected in Croatia during an 8-year period...
February 8, 2024: Foods (Basel, Switzerland)