PMID- 19680975
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100512
LR  - 20240109
IS  - 1944-0057 (Electronic)
IS  - 1944-0057 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 7
DP  - 2009 Jul
TI  - Trace elements in Canadian field peas: a grain safety assurance perspective.
PG  - 1002-12
LID - 10.1080/02652030902894389 [doi]
AB  - Canada is a significant exporter of field peas and, thus, issues of food safety 
      are important in all grain and food products within the international 
      marketplace. Environmental contaminants, such as trace elements, may be present 
      in all foods and, as a result, international standards have been established for 
      a number of toxic trace elements, such as cadmium, lead, mercury and arsenic, in 
      raw food commodities and food products. The Canadian Grain Commission has 
      undertaken a baseline study of various trace elements in Canadian peas to ensure 
      compliance with international food safety legislation. Mean total cadmium content 
      was found to be 0.023 mg kg(-1); arsenic and lead mean values were below the 
      method limit of quantification of 0.050 mg kg(-1) and the total mean mercury 
      level was below the quantification level of 0.002 mg kg(-1). All measured values 
      in the study were below the maximum residue levels (MRLs) established by the FAO 
      and WHO in the Codex Alimentarius. The mean total selenium content was 0.331 mg 
      kg(-1), with 56% of the measured values exceeding the MRL established by the 
      People's Republic of China (PRC) of 0.3 mg kg(-1). No Codex MRL has been 
      established for selenium as it is regarded as an essential trace element for 
      human health and the PRC is currently reviewing its MRL for selenium in light of 
      this fact. For those parts of the world where selenium-deficiency is of 
      nutritional concern, the higher level of selenium in Canadian peas and their 
      products may be of nutritional benefit.
FAU - Gawalko, E
AU  - Gawalko E
AD  - Grain Research Laboratory, Canadian Grain Commission, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 
      eugene.gawalko@grainscanada.gc.ca
FAU - Garrett, R G
AU  - Garrett RG
FAU - Warkentin, T
AU  - Warkentin T
FAU - Wang, Ning
AU  - Wang N
FAU - Richter, A
AU  - Richter A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
JT  - Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & 
      risk assessment
JID - 101485040
RN  - 0 (Metals, Heavy)
RN  - 0 (Trace Elements)
RN  - 00BH33GNGH (Cadmium)
RN  - 2P299V784P (Lead)
RN  - FXS1BY2PGL (Mercury)
RN  - H6241UJ22B (Selenium)
RN  - N712M78A8G (Arsenic)
SB  - IM
MH  - Arsenic/*analysis
MH  - Cadmium/analysis
MH  - Canada
MH  - Food Contamination/analysis
MH  - Lead/analysis
MH  - Mercury/analysis
MH  - Metals, Heavy/*analysis
MH  - Pisum sativum/*chemistry
MH  - Reference Standards
MH  - Risk Assessment
MH  - Selenium/analysis
MH  - Trace Elements/*analysis
EDAT- 2009/08/15 09:00
MHDA- 2010/05/13 06:00
CRDT- 2009/08/15 09:00
PHST- 2009/08/15 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/08/15 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/05/13 06:00 [medline]
AID - 912388149 [pii]
AID - 10.1080/02652030902894389 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2009 
      Jul;26(7):1002-12. doi: 10.1080/02652030902894389.