Lead and cadmium content of meat and different organs of grazing ewes and lambs.Original Title Legeltetett anyajuhok es baranyaik husanak es egyes szerveinek olom- es kadmiumtartalma.

摘要

Food safety and traceability control in the production of agricultural primary products becomes more important criteria for the consumers because industrial and agricultural activity has also resulted in increased environmental concentrations of trace metals. The objective of this study was to investigate the accumulation of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in different organs (brain, liver and kidney), and in different parts of meat (shoulder, loin and leg) in ewes and lambs The highest Pb concentration was found in liver (ewes: 0.593 mg/kg wet wt; lambs: 0.427 mg/kg wet wt), and the highest Cd concentration was detected in kidney (ewes: 0.478 mg/kg wet wt; lambs: 0.385 mg/kg wet wt). The contents of cadmium and lead in brain, liver, lung and meat taken from lambs were lower, compared to the same organs and tissues of ewes. Based on the results, it can be stated that even if the heavy metal contents of grass and forages meet the permissible limits of regulations, it is not necessarily a guarantee for the low heavy metal content of primary food products.