Publications by authors named "Fausto Pacicco"
Animals (Basel)
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- Domestic chicken farming is becoming popular in Italy and other places for self-consumption and this study examined toxic elements (As, Cd, Hg, Pb) in eggs from a local farm versus supermarket eggs.
- A total of 201 eggs were analyzed, revealing that supermarket eggs had higher lead contamination, while rural eggs had more arsenic in the albumen and shells, but both types had low levels of cadmium and mercury.
- While the toxic element levels weren't dangerous for health, the findings suggest a food safety concern, and there's a call to establish specific maximum residue limits (MRLs) for eggs to protect consumers.
