Risk of health disorders in children caused by consumption of contaminated food products

Prevalence of diseases related to chemical contamination of the environment, including food products, among various population group is still a vital issue. A child's body is the most sensitive to influences exerted by environmental contamination; deficiency of nutrients in a ration leads to a drastic increase in a risk of ecology-related health disorders. Our research goal was to hygienically assess safety of teenagers' and children's nutrition in Orenburg, taken in dynamics over 2007-2015, within risk assessment frameworks. Nutrition safety was assessed as per various food products groups. First of all, we focused on chemical contaminants; the priority ones that were identified included nitrates, heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic, and copper), pesticides, chloramphenicol, and histamine. Laboratory analysis revealed the most contaminated products that included meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, fish and fish products, vegetative and animal oil...