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17 April 202017 April 2020

Although there is no overall carcinogenic risk in consuming canned tuna fish in Iran, there is a potential risk due to its arsenic content

In August 2018 researchers from Iran, Chile, Italy and Norway published their review of the medical scientific literature to analyse the pooled concentrations of metals found in canned tuna fish … Read more

16 April 202016 April 2020

Pooled levels of arsenic and lead found in shrimp from the Persian Gulf region were found to be higher than the safe dose recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization guidelines and may contribute to the risk of oral cancer

In March 2018 researchers from Iran and Italy published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between the intake level of arsenic and lead from groups … Read more

12 April 202012 April 2020

The preparation and cooking methods applied for rice appear to effectively reduce the risks associated with toxic metals to an acceptable level, except for arsenic which was still at a level to be considered a carcinogenic risk

In July 2019 researchers from Iran published the results of their study to assess the effect of different pre-cooking and cooking methods on the concentration of toxic (arsenic, cadmium and … Read more

6 March 20206 March 2020

Research undertaken so far does not prove that artificial food colouring actually causes autism spectrum disorder, although there does appear to be a link of some type

In February 2020 researchers from India and Qatar published their review on the use of food colouring and autism. They stated that in 2018 the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more

1 September 201914 June 2020

Sunscreen products are a significant source of metals and inorganic nutrients in coastal waters and are having a serious effect on marine ecology which must not be ignored

In August 2019 researchers from Spain published the results of their study to assess the release rate of dissolved trace metals (aluminium, cadmium, copper, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead and … Read more

22 April 20195 January 2020

Consumption of 5 g/day of dehydrated seaweed does not pose a risk to the health of adults despite containing toxic metals

In March 2019 researchers from Spain published the results of their study to assess the content of toxic metals in edible seaweed samples marketed in Spain. A total of 73 … Read more

6 August 201825 January 2020

Lead content found in body paint sold in the USA is sufficient to raise blood lead levels

In March 2017 researchers from the USA published the results of their analysis of the metal content in costume cosmetics (lipstick, body paints, eyeshadow) sold in the USA. The results