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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Occurrence of Chemical Contaminants in Peruvian Produce: A Food-Safety Perspective.

Oscar A Galagarza, Alejandra Ramirez-Hernandez, Haley F Oliver, Mariel V Álvarez Rodríguez, María Del Carmen Valdez Ortiz, Erika Pachari Vera, Yakelin Cereceda, Yemina K Diaz-Valencia, Amanda J Deering

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Oscar A GalagarzaDepartment of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1164-0367
Alejandra Ramirez-HernandezDepartment of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9580-5773
Haley F OliverDepartment of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Mariel V Álvarez RodríguezAcademic Department of Process Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa 04001, Peru.ORCID 0000-0002-0934-3523
María Del Carmen Valdez OrtizDepartment of Biological Sciences, Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa 04001, Peru.
Erika Pachari VeraAcademic Department of Process Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa 04001, Peru.ORCID 0000-0001-9624-025X
Yakelin CerecedaDepartment of Sociology, Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa 04001, Peru.
Yemina K Diaz-ValenciaAcademic Department of Process Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa 04001, Peru.ORCID 0000-0002-2989-2386
Amanda J DeeringDepartment of Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5074-2788
Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa · PEPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The presence of chemical contaminants in agricultural products is a continued food-safety challenge in Peru. This country has robust agriculture potential, but its output of fruits and vegetables is severely impacted by massive mining activities, as well as poor farming practices, including the use of polluted irrigation water, misuse of pesticides, and inadequate postharvest conditions. This review examines the current scientific knowledge on the levels of pesticide residues, heavy metals, and mycotoxins on crops produced in Peru. The available data shows that several crop varieties are contaminated with these classes of chemical contaminants, and at levels that exceed the national and international permissible limits. The abundance of chemical contaminants in produce indicates a relevant food-safety issue, which increases the risks of chronic human diseases, like cancer-a leading cause of death in Peru. Finally, this review presents recommendations to address these contamination problems in produce grown in the Andean country.

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food safetyheavy metalsmycotoxinsPeruvian agriculturepesticide residuespublic health

Identifiers

PMID34202592
PMCPMC8307517
OpenAlexW3174786931

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