Investigation of heavy metal contamination and microbiological quality of massage oils sold in Türkiye
1 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye.
2 Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar. Türkiye.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 19(02), 099–104
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.2.1513
Publication history:
Received on 18 June 2023; revised on 24 July 2023; accepted on 27 July 2023
Abstract:
This study aimed to determine the heavy metal content and microbiological contamination levels of 10 aromatic massage oils containing different extracts selected by random sampling method. The ICP-MS technique was used to determine heavy metal levels. Aerobic mesophyll general bacteria, yeast and mold count, Enterobacteriaceae, coliform bacteria count, Escherichia coli count, and Staphylococcus-Micrococcus presence analyses were performed to determine microbiological contamination. The Analysis of massage oils revealed that none of the samples had yeast/mold, coliform bacteria E. coli. However, Enterobacteriaceae was grown in 2 samples, and Staphylococcus-Micrococcus was grown in 5. Arsenic was not detected in any of the massage oil samples. However, the presence of highly toxic heavy metals such as aluminum, lead, mercury, and cadmium in some samples was considered a concern. These results suggest that it will be important to monitor the production and marketing processes of the products more carefully and to review the existing standards, as massage oils may pose a public health problem.
Keywords:
Aromatic Oils; Microbiology; Heavy Metal; Massage
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