Kamil Šťastný – MASO-INTERNATIONAL

Lead contamination of wild game meat from the viewpoint of veterinary supervision

Authors: Jiří Drápal, Jiří Ruprich and Kamil Šťastný
Keywords: human exposure, lead, wild game meat

Lead (Pb) is commonly found in food and is characterised as a contaminant. Although the concentration of Pb in the environment has been significantly reduced as a consequence of the elimination of leaded petrol and the adoption of other measures in recent decades, contamination with lead ammunition still remains an unregulated source of Pb in … [Read more…]

Bovine meat and offal as a source of human exposure to cadmium in the Czech Republic

Authors: Jiří Drápal, Petr Hedbávný, Veronika Střechová and Kamil Šťastný
Keywords: bovine animals, cadmium, kidneys, trends

An evaluation of cadmium content in the muscle, liver and kidneys of young bovine animals (under two years of age) and cows was conducted in the Czech Republic during the period 1993-2010. The average cadmium content in the muscle of young bovine animals and cows was approximately the same (i.e. 0.007 and 0.008 mg.kg-1 wet … [Read more…]