Presence of Chlorate and Perchlorate Residues in Raw Bovine Milk from Italian Farms

Autor: Maria Nobile, Luigi Danesi, Radmila Pavlovic, Giacomo Mosconi, Federica Di Cesare, Francesco Arioli, Roberto Villa, Luca Maria Chiesa, Sara Panseri
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Foods; Volume 11; Issue 18; Pages: 2741
ISSN: 2304-8158
Popis: Chlorates and perchlorates are endocrine disruptors and emerging environmental contaminants found in various types of foods, including milk and dairy products. The presence of chlorate has been associated with the use of chlorine-based sanitizers to disinfect equipment and water used in food processing. Perchlorate, on the other hand, occurs naturally in the environment but is also released from anthropogenic sources. To protect consumers, the EU set an MRL for chlorate in milk but not for perchlorate. Considering that data on chlorates and perchlorates in this field are limited, the objective of this study was to assess the presence of these two anions in 148 samples of raw bovine milk collected from different farms of Lombardy and grouped in three different geographical zones. Chlorate was detected in 73% of the samples analyzed, at concentrations ranging from
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