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##'''''Arsenic'''''-Contamination of food animals with arsenic is typically due to exposure to arsenical herbicides, rodenticides or insecticides. Its accumulation in the liver & kidneys can lead to fatty degeneration. It also accumulates in the bones.

##'''''Arsenic'''''-Contamination of food animals with arsenic is typically due to exposure to arsenical herbicides, rodenticides or insecticides. Its accumulation in the liver & kidneys can lead to fatty degeneration. It also accumulates in the bones.

##'''''Mercury'''''-Rare cases of mercury poisoning have been due to animals being fed with grain treated with mercury-based anti-fungicides. The result is enlarged internal organs & petechiation). Inorganic mercury is also stored in the liver & kidneys, whereas organic mercury is more widely distributed. See [http://www.env.go.jp/en/chemi/hs/minamata2002/| Minamata disease]

##'''''Mercury'''''-Rare cases of mercury poisoning have been due to animals being fed with grain treated with mercury-based anti-fungicides. The result is enlarged internal organs & petechiation). Inorganic mercury is also stored in the liver & kidneys, whereas organic mercury is more widely distributed. See [http://www.env.go.jp/en/chemi/hs/minamata2002/| Minamata disease]

##'''''Cadmium'''''

##'''''Cadmium'''''-An increasing problem, high cadmium levels occur in animals grazing pasture irregated with aerobically digested sludge. Contamination of shell fish & fish also occur as cadmium may contaminate water. It accumulates in the bidy tissues & may cause kidney failure. Prolonged accumulation is required to reach toxic levels.

=Food Additives=

=Food Additives=