A Systematic Review on Heavy Metals Contamination in Bangladeshi Fruits and Their Associated Health Risks.

ABSTRACT: In Bangladesh, ensuring food safety from various hazardous contaminants, including heavy metals in different food items, has become a significant policy concern. This systematic review aimed to summarize the heavy metal contamination of locally produced fruits in Bangladesh and estimate the subsequent health risks of heavy metals upon consumption of reported fruits. A total of 1458 articles were retrieved from PubMed, Google Scholar, and manual Google searching, of which 10 were included in the current review. Health risks associated with the intake of these metals were evaluated in terms of estimated daily intake and carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic risks by target cancer risk, target hazard quotient, and hazard index. The heavy metal concentrations (mg/kg of fresh edible weight) in the f

SUBMITTER: Islam MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672373 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature