Food Contaminations Situation in Kachanaburi 2017 - 2020
Keywords:
Food safety, Food contaminations, KanchanaburiAbstract
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of food contaminations in Kanchanaburi province between 2017 to 2020. This research was a retrospective descriptive study. Data was collected from the food contaminations reports at the Kanchanaburi Provincial Public Health Office in 2017 - 2020. The prevalence of food contaminations from five contaminants (such as pesticide, borax, formalin, sodium hydrosulfite, and salicylic acid) was analyzed and classified by food collecting areas, food distribution sites, and food-type groups.
Total of 4,482 samples were reported to the database and 200 samples (4.5%) were detected contaminations. The highest prevalence of contaminant was formalin (9.2%), followed by pesticides (5.8%), salicylic acid (3.1%), and borax (1.2%), respectively. The highest prevalence of formalin, pesticide, salicylic acid, and borax contamination was found in crispy squid (69.2%), chives (60.0%), pickled mango (50.0%), and bouncy pork (5.3%), respectively. Samples from flea markets and Mueang Kanchanaburi district had the highest prevalence of food contaminations (4.8 % and 6.8 %, respectively). Inconclusion, trends of food contaminations were higher from 2017 to 2020. The most contaminant was formalin, especially in seafood. Responsible organizations should be concerned and develop policies and activities to promote the food safety.
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