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Special Issue "Assessment of Food Toxicology, Diet and Nutrition"

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2024 | Viewed by 3981

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Arturo Hardisson

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Toxicology Department, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, 38071 Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Interests: toxicology; food safety; risk assessment; toxic risk; toxic metals; trace elements
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Dr. Soraya Paz Montelongo

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Toxicology Department, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, 38071 Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Interests: toxicology; food safety; risk assessment; toxic risk; toxic metals; trace elements
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Food is the basis of nutrition, providing us with the nutrients and other elements essential for the proper functioning of the body. However, in recent years, increased anthropogenic pressure and pollution, as well as a fast-paced lifestyle, have had a negative impact on nutrition and food quality. For example, industrial food products have been singled out for their lack of nutrients and their negative impact on health. Recent studies have also linked environmental pollution to the high presence of certain elements that are harmful to health, such as toxic metals. This is why several research groups have focused on determining the content of toxic metals and other substances harmful to health in foods, with the aim of monitoring contamination and assessing dietary exposure. This Special Issue is open to receive research results and/or quality reviews on the nutritional aspect of foods and/or levels of contaminants in these foods.

Prof. Dr. Arturo Hardisson
Dr. Soraya Paz Montelongo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • food toxicants
  • food contaminants
  • food hazards
  • innovative techniques and methods
  • natural toxins
  • toxic metals
  • trace elements
  • allergens
  • pesticides
  • residues
  • emerging contaminants
  • risk analysis
  • risk assessment
  • food toxicology
  • food safety
  • pollutants
  • environmental pollution
  • risk management
  • risk communication
  • regulatory
  • public health
  • daily intake
  • trace elements
  • essential elements
  • dietary reference values
  • dietary requirements

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Risk Assessment and Characterization in Tuna Species of the Canary Islands According to Their Metal Content
by
Enrique Lozano-Bilbao
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Indira Delgado-Suárez
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Soraya Paz-Montelongo
,
Arturo Hardisson
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José J. Pascual-Fernández
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Carmen Rubio
,
Dailos González Weller
and
Ángel J. Gutiérrez
Foods 2023, 12(7), 1438; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12071438 - 28 Mar 2023
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Bioaccumulation is the process by which living organisms accumulate substances, such as pesticides, heavy metals, and other pollutants, from their environment. These substances can accumulate in the organism’s tissues over time, leading to potential health risks. Bioaccumulation can occur in both aquatic and [...] Read more.
Bioaccumulation is the process by which living organisms accumulate substances, such as pesticides, heavy metals, and other pollutants, from their environment. These substances can accumulate in the organism’s tissues over time, leading to potential health risks. Bioaccumulation can occur in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and can have a significant impact on the health of both humans and wildlife. The objective of this study is to find out if the concentrations of metals in the tuna species of the Canary Islands are suitable for human consumption and if they pose a health risk. Fifteen samples of Acanthocybium solandri, Katsuwonus pelamis, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus and Thunnus thynnus present in canaries were analyzed. Ten grams of muscle were taken from each specimen and the metals Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Ni, Pb and Zn were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). The tuna species that presented more metals with a higher concentration compared to the others was T. thynnus, reaching up to 100 times more than the other studied species in Fe content with 137.8 ± 100.9 mg/Kg, which may be due to the fact that it is the largest species that reaches ages of more than fifteen years. The species Thunnus thynnus should not be suitable for commercialization according to the current legislation on the concentrations of Cd in blue fish, since 75% of the specimens studied exceeded the concentration legislated for Cd. A total of 40% of the studied specimens of this this species exceeded the legislated values for the concentration of Pb in oily fish meat, so this species must be monitored to ensure that it does not pose a risk to human health. Full article
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Fluoride Levels in Supply Water from the Canary Islands Region
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Inés A. Revelo-Mejía
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Samuel Alejandro-Vega
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Soraya Paz-Montelongo
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Daniel Niebla-Canelo
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Santiago Cerdán-Pérez
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Carmen Rubio-Armendáriz
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Ángel J. Gutiérrez-Fernández
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Arturo Hardisson
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Rubí Rodríguez-Díaz
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Cintia Hernández-Sánchez
Foods 2023, 12(4), 745; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12040745 - 08 Feb 2023
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The Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean, are an archipelago of volcanic origin which, for decades, has been affected by natural fluoride contamination in the water supply of some of its islands, mainly the island of Tenerife. In addition, recent volcanic eruptions [...] Read more.
The Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean, are an archipelago of volcanic origin which, for decades, has been affected by natural fluoride contamination in the water supply of some of its islands, mainly the island of Tenerife. In addition, recent volcanic eruptions in the archipelago and the increased demand for water supply have led to an increase in the fluoride content in other areas which, historically, were not affected. Fluoride content was determined in 274 water supply samples from the most populated islands of the Canary Islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria) collected during the months of June 2021 to May 2022. The samples were analysed by fluoride ion selective potentiometry. The highest concentrations in Tenerife were found in the municipalities of Sauzal (7.00 mg/L) and Tegueste (5.39 mg/L), both water samples are over the parametric value of 1.5 mg/L set in the supply water legislation. In the Gran Canaria Island, the highest fluoride levels were found in Valsequillo and Mogán with 1.44 mg/L in both locations, but under the parametric fluoride value abovementioned. Consumption of just 1 L of water per day in the El Sauzal area would result in a contribution rate of 77% for adults and children over 15 years of age (Upper Level value of 7 mg/day) and 108% for children 9–14 years of age (UL value of 5 mg/day). The contribution rates increase considerably, reaching or exceeding 100% of the reference value (UL) with increasing consumption of 1 to 2 L of water per day. Therefore, it is considered that there is a health risk of overexposure to fluoride on the island of Tenerife. In the case of the island of Gran Canaria, it has been shown that even the consumption of 2 litres of water per day does not confer contribution rates that pose a health risk. Full article
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Pesticide Residues in Bananas from the Canary Islands
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Juan M. Méndez
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Ángel J. Gutiérrez-Fernández
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Arturo Hardisson
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Daniel Niebla-Canelo
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Samuel Alejandro-Vega
,
Carmen Rubio-Armendáriz
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Soraya Paz-Montelongo
Foods 2023, 12(3), 437; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12030437 - 17 Jan 2023
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There are a large number of pests which are detrimental to plant production, specifically to banana cultivation, and the use of pesticides is the main method of control of these pests. Therefore, the number of active substances in pesticides has been steadily increasing [...] Read more.
There are a large number of pests which are detrimental to plant production, specifically to banana cultivation, and the use of pesticides is the main method of control of these pests. Therefore, the number of active substances in pesticides has been steadily increasing since before the Second World War. There is growing consumer concern about the health effects of pesticide residues and there is certainly evidence of a link between pesticide exposure and the prevalence of chronic diseases. Therefore, it is of particular interest to study the presence of pesticide residues in bananas and their toxicological, agricultural and legal implications. In this study, the content of pesticide residues in bananas produced in the Canary Islands during a ten-year period from 2008 to 2017 was determined. A total of 733 samples of bananas were analysed during the study period, in which 191 different active substances were investigated, involving 103,641 assessments. The samples analysed were selected in such a way that they are representative of the banana sector in the Canary Islands as a whole, taking into account geographical and climatic factors, cultivation methods and the processing of bananas in packaging, which are the differentiating factors in the use of pesticides. The reference parameter for the residue investigation is the MRL (maximum residue limit). Full article
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