title: Impact assessment and decontamination of pesticides from meat under different culinary processes.
abstract: A total of 75 animals between 1.5 and 8 years old were randomly selected for the study. Of these, 57.8% were cross-bred animals and the rest were non-descript. Moreover, 61.8% of the animals under study were brought for slaughter from local sources and the rest from farm houses. Samples collected from five districts revealed contamination with traces of organochlorine pesticides (0.01-0.22 microg g(-1)) and organophosphorus pesticides (0.111-0.098 microg g(-1)). In general, all the raw meat samples possessed dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane at the highest level. Contamination was highest in cow meat samples and lowest in chicken samples. No particular district-wise trend was obtained for the pesticides selected for analysis. Subsequent decontamination study revealed that cooking is the best option in reducing pesticide load in raw meat samples. Cooked chicken is the safest foodstuff for consumption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 700019, India.
authors.forename: Dwaipayan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: Md Wasim
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Aktar
authors.forename: Samsul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Ashim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
mesh_terms: D003634:DDT / Q000032:analysis; D004117:Dimethoate / Q000032:analysis; D004726:Endosulfan / Q000032:analysis; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059022:Food Safety / Q000379:methods*; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000032:analysis; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000032:analysis; D008294:Malathion / Q000032:analysis; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D010575:Pesticides; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane; D003634:DDT; D004726:Endosulfan; D008294:Malathion; D004117:Dimethoate