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Hindi Research Article, J Food Nutr Disor Vol: 4 Issue: 4
Screening of Mutagenicity of Some Food Snacks Retailed on the Lebanese Market
| Espérance Debs1*, Farah Saad1 and Fouad Dabboussi2 | |
| 1University of Balamand, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 100, Koura, Lebanon | |
| 2Lebanese University, Faculty of Public Health, Tripoli, Lebanon | |
| Corresponding author : Espérance Debs University of Balamand, Faculty of Sciences, Dept. of Biology, P.O.Box 100, Koura, Lebanon Tel: +961-6931952 Email: esperance.debs@balamand.edu.lb |
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| Received: July 01, 2015 Accepted: August 07, 2015 Published: August 12, 2015 | |
| Citation: Debs E, Saad F, Dabboussi F (2015) Screening of Mutagenicity of Some Food Snacks Retailed on the Lebanese Market. J Food Nutr Disor 4:4. doi:10.4172/2324-9323.1000175 |
Abstract
Screening of Mutagenicity of Some Food Snacks Retailed on the Lebanese Market
Usage of food additives has become more and more frequent. Possible incorporation of genotoxic chemicals in dietary products, especially in food snacks, urges the need for their assessment. A total of 127 samples of food snacks, retailed on the Lebanese market, were screened for mutagenic activity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TA100 using Muta-ChromoPlate assay. The food items fall into two separate categories: the first category abides by high standards internationally approved; the second category is of a lower cost and a general poor quality. The first category was found to show no mutagenic activity even after exogenous S9- mix activation. However, 35.8% of the second category samples exhibited mutagenicity at 99% of significance, although without metabolic activation. These alarming results imply that drastic measures should be undertaken in order to protect the Lebanese consumers from being exposed to a potential risk of mutagenicity induced by such a dietary source.
