Health safe food – risk of carcinogenic substances

Abstract

Food is a substance must be taken into the human organism in order to preserve homeostasis. Foods can be of plant, animal and mineral origin, and by chemical composition belong to carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. However, various toxic and carcinogenic substances can be found in food, which originate from natural sources, the environment, or are formed during the food processing process. In the production of health safe food, it is extremely important to reduce their amount in food or eliminate them completely. In this paper, carcinogenic substances, which can be found in food and pose a risk to food safety are considered.

Hrana je materija koju je neophodno unositi u ljudski organizam da bi se očuvala homeostaza. Životne namirnice mogu biti biljnog, životinjskog i mineralnog porekla. Međutim, u hrani se mogu naći i razne toksične i kancerogene materije, koje potiču iz prirodnih izvora, okoline, ili nastaju u toku procesa obrade hrane. U proizvodnji zdravstveno bezbedne hrane, izuzetno je važno smanjiti njihovu količinu u hrani ili ih potpuno eliminisati. U ovom radu, razmatraju se kancerogene materije, koje se mogu naći u hrani i predstavljati rizik za zdravstvenu bezbednost hrane.