Italian Journal of Food Safety (Feb 2013)

OCCURENCE OF MERCURY IN PET FOOD

  • M.C. Abete,
  • M Pellegrino,
  • M. Prearo,
  • S Squadrone,
  • R Tarasco,
  • S Gavinelli,
  • E Poma Genin,
  • M Leogrande

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2008.1.59
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 59 – 60

Abstract

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Mercury levels in 61 complete pet feed containing fish were evaluated. In five samples a mercury content exceeding the maximum residues level (0.4 mg/kg) was detected. The statistical evaluation didn’t show a significant correlation between the percentage of fish in feedingstuffs and the contamination level.

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