Copper in fruit and vegetable products intended for human consumption and sold in the local market in the Republic of Serbia, 2015–2019

Milena Lazović; Vladimir Tomović; Biljana Bajić; Isidora Kecojević; Danica Mrkajić; Ana Joksimović; Mila Tomović; Aleksandra Martinović; Dragan Vujadinović; Milenko Smiljanić; Vesna Đorđević

doi:10.61458/jepm2302045L

Original scientific paper

Copper in fruit and vegetable products intended for human consumption and sold in the local market in the Republic of Serbia, 2015–2019

Authors

- Milena Lazović
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
- Vladimir Tomović
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
- Biljana Bajić
- A BIO TECH LAB d.o.o., Vojvode Putnika 87, 21208 Sremska Kamenica, Republic of Serbia
- Isidora Kecojević
- A BIO TECH LAB d.o.o., Vojvode Putnika 87, 21208 Sremska Kamenica, Republic of Serbia
- Danica Mrkajić
- A BIO TECH LAB d.o.o., Vojvode Putnika 87, 21208 Sremska Kamenica, Republic of Serbia
- Ana Joksimović
- A BIO TECH LAB d.o.o., Vojvode Putnika 87, 21208 Sremska Kamenica, Republic of Serbia
- Mila Tomović
- Technical School “Pavle Savić”, Šajkaška 34, 21138 Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
- Aleksandra Martinović
- University of Donja Gorica, Faculty for Food Technology, Food Safety and Ecology, Oktoih 1, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
- Dragan Vujadinović
- University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Technology Zvornik, Karakaj 34A, 75400 Zvornik, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Milenko Smiljanić
- University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Technology Zvornik, Karakaj 34A, 75400 Zvornik, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Vesna Đorđević
- Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, Kaćanskog 13, 11040 Belgrade, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

Abstract

The concentration of copper (Cu) was determined in 110 samples of fruit (n = 31) and vegetable products (n = 79), collected during the period from January 2015 to December 2019. Fruit and vegetable products originate from 17 countries, including Serbia. Samples were analysed by inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Measurable levels of Cu were found in all analysed samples. Overall, Cu levels ranged from 0.065 to 14.050 mg kg -1 , with an average of 1.314 mg kg -1 . Only 3 (2.73%) of fruit and vegetable products exceeded the maximum levels set by Serbian Regulation which was valid until the end of 2019.

Keywords: fruit products, vegetable products, copper

How to Cite: Lazović, M. , Tomović, V. , Bajić, B. , Kecojević, I. , Mrkajić, D. , Joksimović, A. , Tomović, M. , Martinović, A. , Vujadinović, D. , Smiljanić, M. & Đorđević, V. (2023) “Copper in fruit and vegetable products intended for human consumption and sold in the local market in the Republic of Serbia, 2015–2019”, Journal of Engineering & Processing Management. 15(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.61458/jepm2302045L