Determination of some Heavy Metals in Consumed Cheese Products in The Libyan local Market

Abstract

dairy products are an important food in the human diet . the aim of study is to determine the concentration of lead cadmium zinc copper and iron in cheese products and evaluate the potential health risks of these metals to human could be caused the via consumption of dairy products . Total of 20 samples of cheese types were collected from a number of grossary shops in the city of Tripoli, Libya, the study results reveales that Zn Cu and Fe concentration in cheese samples was ranged at 2-33 , 1-3 and 1-16 ppm respectively. While for Pb and Cd, the concentration was less than 0.002 and 0.003 ppm respectively. eai m her woee e eh er'e ero t'ie em srow s't 'i h zoww'otowoeei 'bbt ow m er ero t ns'e ibos e s'e e mr sr s'e no ilw bbw 5250 = 'ew nw 52.0 = e tt m on