Metals in honey, cow's milk and eggs in North-East Algeria and health risk.

Metal contamination of foodstuffs is a major public health challenge of increasing concern. The present study aimed to determine lead, cadmium and mercury in honey, cow's milk and poultry eggs collected from the North-Eastern region of Algeria and to evaluate the health risks associated with their regular consumption. To this aim 30 samples of each foodstuff were analysed using ICP-MS.

Trace elements in tea in Ouargla, Algeria and health risk assessment.

Tea is one of the most common drinks, consumed for its pleasant flavour and several medicinal values. The present study aimed to determine the levels of trace elements in tea products marketed in the Saharan region of Ouargla, Algeria and to evaluate the health risks associated with its regular consumption in adults and infants. To this aim, 78 tea samples were analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry.

Multi-element analysis of food dyes and assessment of consumer's health.

The present study assessed metallic contaminants levels in food colourings using an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in 51 samples of food dyes marketed in Algeria. The analysed samples were contaminated with lead (0.77 ± 0.

ICP-MS assessment of elemental impurities and metallic contaminants in activated charcoal products.

Activated charcoal is an adsorbent material which is consumed as a dietary supplement (100 mg) and as non-specific antidote treatment in acute poisoning at 0.5-1 g kg body weight in infants and 50 g in adults. The ingestion of large quantities of it has aroused our interest in the presence of metals impurities.

Acute paracetamol poisonings received at the Oran University Hospital.

Introduction: Paracetamol is the most commonly used drug worldwide for its analgesic/antipyretic effect and especially a non-prescription access in pharmacies. Acute Paracetamol poisoning remains problematic for clinicians because of its insidious progression to fulminant hepatitis and even death. This work proposes to draw up the epidemiological profile of acute Paracetamol poisonings.