Levels of Contamination by Pesticide Residues, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in Honeys Retailed in Europe

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 84(2), P. 165 - 178

Published: Jan. 2, 2023

Honey is consumed worldwide because of its nutritional, therapeutic and medicinal properties. Generally, honey should reach the consumer in a pure form, but it often contaminated various ways. Thus, this study was designed to check for presence pesticide residues, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) levels, content 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) selected European honeys (26 samples) obtained from shops. The most frequently detected organochlorine (OCPs) 4,4'-DDD, which found fourteen samples. Slovakian rapeseed polluted due eight OCPs. organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) all analysed samples, at least one OP each tested sample exceeded acceptable limit. PAHs were As PAH4s, benzo[a]pyrene forest Slovakia Polish lime tree honey, whereas wild flower UK contained highest level PAH4. investigated Spain France met requirements HMF content, while Slovak, Italian origin cases established levels (40 mg/kg).

Language: Английский

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Impact of stress factors internal and external to the hive on honey bees and their reflection on honey bee products: a review

Journal of Apicultural Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 16

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

AbstractHoney bees are one of the most beneficial insects on Earth with both their critical roles in pollination and health-promoting products. Honey bee products ranging from honey to venom containing various nutritional and/or bioactive constituents have been used since Ancient times as food, functional remedy treatment many diseases. However, factors inside outside hive endanger existence colonies negatively affect quality Furthermore, these stressors, when combined, result a drastic decrease populations, This review attempts provide an up-to-date literature summary for researchers who work products, enlightening beekeepers about some incorrect practices, summarizing known threats external internal interested parties. First, in-hive stress factors, such food shortage, diseases pest infection affecting viability, strength health dealt detail. Undesirable beekeeping activities also discussed context factors. Then, effects hive, climate change, habitat loss environmental pollution, examined. Finally, evaluated safety depend conditions.Keywords: Apis melliferacolony losshive productsenvironmental pollutionclimate changehabitat losshoney disease pestbeekeeping Disclosure statementThe authors this article declare that they no competing interests.Additional informationFundingThis study was funded by Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit Istanbul University [Project number: 34040]. It supported Council Higher Education (YOK) [100/2000] CoHE PhD Scholarship.

Language: Английский

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Impact of Brood Cell Cocoons on Metal Accumulation and CYP450 Detoxification Gene Expression in Apis cerana cerana

Toxics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(2), P. 131 - 131

Published: Feb. 6, 2024

Honey bees play a critical role as pollinators. However, their reproduction success and survival face severe threats due to the deterioration of living environment. Notably, environmental conditions during preimaginal stage inside brood cells can influence immune capabilities overall health after emergence. During in-cell developmental stage, workers are in close contact with cocoons, which become source stress accumulated metals. To investigate this potential threat, experiments were conducted examine impact cocoons used rear different generations on metal content detoxification gene expression levels Apis cerana cerana. Our findings indicated significant differences layers, weight, base thickness, contents like Cr, Cd, Pb, Mn, Ni, As multi-generation compared single-generation cells. These increases led elevations upregulations four CYP450 genes both six-day-old larvae newly emerged workers. In conclusion, study highlights negative bee provides evidence supporting development rational apiculture management strategies for ecosystem stability.

Language: Английский

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Food System vs. Sustainability: An Incompatible Relationship in Mexico

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(7), P. 2811 - 2811

Published: March 28, 2024

The Mexican food system has suffered deep transformations due to multiple technological advances and political free trade agreements, transiting from a for self-consumption based on exports imports that resulted in excessive agricultural activity intensification, leading environmental deterioration. Our species’ survival will depend our capacity manage systems, considering all ecosystems, especially the climate systems. International organizations insist sustainable systems could be useful strategy address malnutrition hunger while respecting environment. However, Mexico needs connected environmental, social, health, security dimensions. Sustainability synthesizes contradictions of agriculture diet, not only its economic productive dimensions but also social ones. Public policies sectors country must interconnected organized guarantee sustainability benefits environment population health related elements. This review aims offer comprehensive understanding system’s history current situation analyze proposals sustainability.

Language: Английский

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Contamination of Honey: A Human Health Perspective

IntechOpen eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 9, 2023

Honey is utilized not only as a nutritive product but also in health depicted traditional medicine and substitute treatment for clinical settings ranging from wound curing to tumor treatment. This review emphasizes the capability of honey its importance medicinal aspects. Conventionally, used blindness eye problem, respiratory asthma, throat contaminations, tuberculosis, dehydration, hitches, tiredness, shakiness, constipation, eczema, hepatitis, worm plague, piles, ulcers, wounds healthful supplement. The components have been conveyed exercise antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antiproliferative, antimetastatic properties. Agricultural pesticides effect with antibiotics challenging problem modern collected that needs be addressed. consumed their contamination may transfer serious risks. are polluted by pesticides, heavy metals, radioactive materials. Pesticide deposits create genetic mutations healthy cells. Assimilation without significant source defensive might challenging. Pure should labeled discover composition, origin strong activities unrestricted pollutants. It functional injuries or therapeutic determinations. paper reviews impact extent contamination. Also discussed different nanoparticles associated characterization.

Language: Английский

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Development and Validation of an Analytical Method for the Determination of Fipronil and its Degradation Products in 28 Organic and Regular Honey Samples by GC-ECD

Brazilian Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 12, 2024

Recently, there has been a worldwide problem of increased bee mortality (Colony Collapse Disorder) and the intensive use pesticides is suspected as one causes. Honey samples are many indicators to assess exposure pesticides. In this work, method for simultaneous analysis pesticide Fipronil its degradation products in honey by gas chromatography with electron capture detector (GC-ECD) presented validated. The extraction procedure was investigated using C18-SPE different solvents methanol showed best performance. analytical quantification performed internal standard matrix-matched calibration, which resulted curves presenting correlation coefficients higher than 0.99. proposed validated good results, such recoveries around 70 - 99%, limits detection bellow 0.014 0.072 μg mL-1, respectively, relative deviations below 7%. simple, effective successfully applied 28 commercial samples, regular organic, from floral sources. results presence fipronil desulfinyl, main product fipronil, some even among organic ones.

Language: Английский

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Drug Analyses Indicates Mixed Pesticide Sources in Rivers of Agricultural Catchments within the Western Cape, South Africa

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

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Language: Английский

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Can Bees Detect Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)?

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(7), P. 1638 - 1647

Published: May 9, 2024

Abstract The European honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) is an important crop pollinator threatened by multiple stressors, including exposure to contaminants. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) a persistent global contaminant that accumulates and biomagnifies in food chains detected honey. Even sublethal PFOS detrimental health, but routes are unclear nothing known about response (detection, avoidance, or attraction) PFOS. Using Y‐mazes, we studied the of individual bees PFOS‐spiked sugar syrup at four concentrations, 0.02, 30, 61 103 µg L −1 . Bee activity, choice behavior, drink duration for unspiked spiked was recorded 10 min Y‐maze system. Most (≥80%) tasted then drank solutions, PFOS‐contaminated syrup. Only did significantly avoid drinking syrup, only when given with When consuming removed, all concentrations tested, avoidance not evident. Avoidance observed any treatment 0.02 30 PFOS, frequently reported environmental waters contaminated areas. These findings confirm will access resources colony provide evidence potential pathways may threaten pollination services also human health via chain transfer Environ Toxicol Chem 2024;43:1638–1647. © 2024 SETAC

Language: Английский

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High-performance liquid chromatography coupled with associated column and mass spectroscopic methods for honey analysis

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 259 - 285

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Spatiotemporal variability of pesticides concentration in honeybees (Apis mellifera) and their honey from western Mexico. Risk assessment for honey consumption

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 947, P. 174702 - 174702

Published: July 11, 2024

Language: Английский

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