Cadmium Levels of Edible Offal from Saanen Goat Male Kids. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tomovic, Vladimir; Jokanovic, Marija; Pihler, Ivan; Vasiljevic, Ivana; Skaljac, Snezana; Sojic, Branislav; Tomasevic, Igor; Tomovic, Mila; Martinovic, Aleksandra; Lukac, Dragomir
• Is Part Of: Procedia food science. Volume 5(2015)
• Page Start: 289
• Page End: 292
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: Cadmium -- Offal -- Saanen goat male kids; Food -- Periodicals; Food -- Congresses; Food industry and trade -- Periodicals; Food industry and trade -- Congresses; Food; Food industry and trade; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 664.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.profoo.2015.09.082
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2211-601X

Abstract

Abstract: Concentration of cadmium was investigated in the heart, tongue, lungs, spleen, liver, kidney, testis, brain and thymus of 15 Saanen goat male kids. This element was determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), after microwave digestion. The cadmium concentration was significantly influenced by the type of edible offal. Mean cadmium concentrations ranged from 0.018 mg/kg (heart) to 0.114 mg/kg (kidney). The maximum cadmium concentrations found in the kidney (0.133 mg/kg) and liver (0.075 mg/kg) were below maximum levels (1.0 and 0.5 mg/kg, respectively) set by legislation for these tissues.