Nihada Ahmetovic

Nihada Ahmetovic
University of Tuzla | UNTZ · Faculty of Medicine

MD, MA, PhD, Full Professor

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Introduction
Nihada Ahmetovic, full professor, currently works at the Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty, University of Tuzla. Nihada does research in Food Science, Public Health and Environmental Science.
Additional affiliations
January 2016 - February 2022
Agency for Antidoping control, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Position
  • Expert Advisor for Doping Control and TUE
March 2013 - February 2022
University of Tuzla
Position
  • Professor (Full)
November 2008 - December 2015
Food Safety Agency, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Position
  • Head of Department
Education
January 2005 - December 2005
University of Sarajevo
Field of study
  • dietetics
September 2004 - August 2007
University of Tuzla, Medical Faculty
Field of study
  • public health-medical ecology
September 1996 - October 1999
University of Sarajevo, Medical Faculty
Field of study
  • medical ecology

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Publications (133)
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Food safety legislation prescribes the mandatory establishment of a self-control system based on HACCP principles for all food business operators. The aim of this paper is to analyze the application of the HACCP system in hotel facilities in the area of Split-Dalmatia County. Cross-sectional study was conducted in five hotels on the Makarska Rivier...
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WADA’s Anti-Doping Education and Learning Platform (ADEL) is the centralized platform offering educational solutions for athletes, coaches, medical professionals, Anti-Doping Organization (ADO) practitioners, researchers, and other members of the clean sport community. It was originally launched in January 2018. ADEL now has a modernized look and f...
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WADA’s Anti-Doping Education and Learning Platform (ADEL) is the centralized platform offering educational solutions for athletes, coaches, medical professionals, Anti-Doping Organization (ADO) practitioners, researchers, and other members of the clean sport community. It was originally launched in January 2018. ADEL now has a modernized look and f...
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WADA’s Anti-Doping Education and Learning Platform (ADEL) is the centralized platform offering educational solutions for athletes, coaches, medical professionals, Anti-Doping Organization (ADO) practitioners, researchers, and other members of the clean sport community. It was originally launched in January 2018. ADEL now has a modernized look and f...
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Pepper (Piper Nigrum) is an extremely important plant species for which antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, anti-tumour and antioxidant activity has been confirmed. In this paper, extracts of black, red, green and white pepper in methanol were prepared. The possible antioxidant effect of the extracts was investigated using the DPPH me...
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Abstract The high mortality rate caused by malignant diseases causes the development of new methods of diagnosis and drugs for their treatment. Dendrimers represent a new generation of molecules that are being tested today for the purpose of diagnosing and more effectively treating malignant diseases. Due to the possibility of easy modification, th...
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Food contact materials (FCM) must be produced according to highist hygiene standards and requirements prescribed by adequate legislation, and in that sense it must not release chemicals into the food, or react with food or affect its sensory properties. According to Castle, there is no ideally inert packaging material and everyone can release certa...
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Prema istraživanjima u Evropi utvrđeno je da grožđe spada među namirnice koje su često kontaminirane reziduama pesticida. Evropska agencija za sigurnost hrane je 2016. godine utvrdila da je grožđe peta kultura po učestalosti multiplih rezidua pesticida. Pesticidi imaju veliku primjenu u vinogradarstvu zbog osjetljivosti vinove loze na bolesti koje...
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تأثير تمرينات اللعب الطولي والعرضي لتطوير تركيز الانتباه ودقة التهديف بكرة القدم للاعبي الشباب
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Food safety legislation prescribes the mandatory establishment of a self-control system based on HACCP principles for all food business operators. The aim of this paper is to analyze the application of the HACCP system in hotel facilities in the area of Split-Dalmatia County. Cross-sectional study was conducted in five hotels on the Makarska Rivier...
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Food safety legislation prescribes the mandatory establishment of a self-control system based on HACCP principles for all food business operators. The aim of this paper is to analyze the application of the HACCP system in hotel facilities in the area of Split-Dalmatia County. Cross-sectional study was conducted in five hotels on the Makarska Rivier...
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The products of cannabis, heroin and synthetic drugs are the most common drugs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the sense of their trafficking and use. New psychoactive substances appearing on the drug market present the particular challenge from the aspect of prevention and detection. Antidoping Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina detected a number of d...
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Education for doping control officers
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Iodine intake in more than half the population in Western and Central Europe is inadequate, and mild to moderate deficit is a widespread public health problem in the general population. The observed differences between European countries are explained by the fact that the legal preconditions for the universal prophylaxis of salt iodination in Europ...
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Iodine intake in more than half the population in Western and Central Europe is inadequate, and mild to moderate deficit is a widespread public health problem in the general population. The observed differences between European countries are explained by the fact that the legal preconditions for the universal prophylaxis of salt iodination in Europ...
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High dietary sodium intake is an important public health issue. A high level of sodium intake is a risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular diseases. High sodium consumption is also associated with risk of osteoporo-sis, kidney disease and stomach cancer. Knowledge about sodium consumption and food sources contributing most to sodium intake can be...
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The focus of this research is on beta-glucan, its health benefits and daily consumption of beta-glucan-containing foods and supplements among student population. Beta-glucan is an important soluble dietary fiber found in cereals, certain types of mushrooms and seaweed that has been associated with reduced presence of: insulin resistance, dyslipidem...
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Risk analysis, risk assessment, food safety, risk assessment examples.
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Cilj ovog rada bio je utvrditi prisutnost beta-glukana u dodacima prehrani na tržištu Bosne i Hercegovine, s posebnim naglaskom na količinu sastojaka u pojedinačnoj dozi. Tijekom 2015. godine provedena je analiza tržišta u 250 ljekarni, gdje je izvršen pregled asortimana dodataka prehrani koji sadrže beta-glukane. Rezultati su pokazali da je početk...
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The environment in which people live is very important for a quality life, and the relationship between people and the environment is very significant. By the action of the human population through industrial processes, the toxins and pollution that the environment accepts, which manifest themselves after a certain period of time through the impact...
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The aim of the book is to point to the importance of food analysis and risk management, which should be the basic task of everybody who is involved in the food chain from producers, processors, scientific institutions, public health, inspections and other competent bodies.
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The aim of the paper was to determine the level of soil contamination with lead and perform risk assessment by calculating the Hazard Quotient Index (HQI). The research was carried out during 2015 and 2016 at three locations in Herzegovina (Mostar, Čapljina, and Stolac), where nectarine cultivars ('Big Top' and 'Caldesi 2000') were cultivated. At t...
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The heavy metals uptake from soil into the edible parts of plants represents an important problem, especially if their toxicity, non-biodegradability and the ability to be accumulated as the most dangerous characteristics that directly affect the consumer's health are concerned. The content of heavy metals in soil depends on the characteristic and...
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The focus of this research is on beta-glucan, its health benefts and daily consumption of beta-glucan-containing foods and supplements among student population. Beta-glucan is an important soluble dietary fber found in cereals, certain types of mushrooms and seaweed that has been associated with reduced presence of: insulin resistance, dyslipidemia...
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Procjena rizika po zdravlje ljudi može pomoći u odgovoru na bazična pitanja o potencijalnim opasnostima od ekspozicije šttenim agensima. Ona pomaže da se odredi nivo rizika za svaki hazard, te da pruži kompletnu informaciju za menadžere rizika u donošenju najboljih odluka. U procesu procjene rizika važno je utvrđivanje prisustva potencijalno toksič...
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Prvi korak analize rizika je procjena rizika kao kompleksan proces za utvrđivanje rizika koji se odnose na neke od vrsta hazarda - bioloških, hemijskih ili fizičkih. Čine ga četiri koraka: a) identifikacija hazarda, b) karakterizacija hazarda, c) procjena ekspozicije, i d) karakterizacija rizika. Procjena rizika po zdravlje je proces procjene...
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Dodaci prehrani zauzimaju sve važnije mjesto u očuvanju zdravlja, te se posljednjih godina bilježi stalni rast njihove potrošnje. Premda se uglavnom sastoje od prirodnih tvari i nutrijenata, dodaci prehrani mogu sadržavati farmakološki aktivne sastojke i razne supstance koje nisu navedene na deklaraciji, te može doći do neželjenih zdravstvenih efek...
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Dodaci prehrani zauzimaju sve važnije mjesto u očuvanju zdravlja, te se posljednjih godina bilježi stalni rast njihove potrošnje. Premda se uglavnom sastoje od prirodnih tvari i nutrijenata, dodaci prehrani mogu sadržavati farmakološki aktivne sastojke i razne supstance koje nisu navedene na deklaraciji, te može doći do neželjenih zdravstvenih efek...
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Contamination of agricultural soils can present a significant risk to human health through oral ingestion, particle inhalation, and dermal contact. The aims of this research were to determinate the concentrations, distribution and human health risk of various heavy metals in soil samples from three agricultural areas of South Herzegovina. A total n...
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This paper investigates differences in efficacy of isolating pathogenic bacteria Salmonella Enter-itidis, Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 between conventional cultivation (ISO method) and immunomagnetic separation (IMS method) related to the types of dairy products and initial numbers of bacteria. Different milk products (dairy...
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Industrial plants in western part of Tuzla are causing continuous pollution of the environment with the emissions of their pollutants. Heavy metals in the soil can cause serious consequences for human health. For the purpose of risk assessment implementation in this study, 25 samples of soil were analyzed for the presence of heavy metals from five...
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The focus of this research is on beta-glucan, its health benefits and daily consumption of beta-glucan-containing foods and supplements among student population. Beta-glucan is an important soluble dietary fiber found in cereals, certain types of mushrooms and seaweed that has been associated with reduced presence of: insulin resistance, dyslipidem...
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Cilj ovog rada bio je utvrditi prisustvo beta-glukana u dodacima prehrani na tržištu BiH, s posebnim naglaskom na količinu supstance u pojedinačnoj dozi. Tokom 2015. godine provedena je analiza tržišta u 250 apoteka gdje je izvršen pregled asortimana dodataka prehrani koji sadrže beta-glukane. Rezultati su pokazali da je početkom 2015. godine bio o...
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High dietary sodium intake is an important public health issue. A high level of sodium intake is a risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular diseases. High sodium consumption is also associated with risk of osteoporosis, kidney disease and stomach cancer. Knowledge about sodium consumption and food sources contributing most to sodium intake can be...
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The aim of the paper was to determine the level of soil contamination with lead and perform risk assessment by calculating the Hazard Quotient Index (HQI). The research was carried out during 2015 and 2016 at three locations in Herzegovina (Mostar, Čapljina, and Stolac), where nectarine cultivars ('Big Top' and 'Caldesi 2000') were cultivated. At t...
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The aim of this research was to determine the residual levels of pesticides in citrus fruits, to assess the exposure and to determine the acute risk to consumers. In this work, eight pesticides: azinphos-ethyl, carbofuran, chlorfenvinphos, chlorpyrifos, metazachlor, methoxychlor, propham and sulfotep were analysed in 23 samples of citrus fruits, ta...
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Bananas produced for the international trade are the among the most pesticide-intensive food crops. The aim of this research was to determine the residual levels of pesticides in bananas, to assess the acute exposure from pesticide residues in bananas and to determine the acute risk to consumers. In this work, eight pesticides: azinphos-ethyl, carb...
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Zearalenone may enter the food chain and lead to negative effects on the reproductive system of domestic and laboratory animals. Its estrogenic effects are proven: reduced fertility, increased embryo resorption, damage the reproductive tract, changes in serum levels of progesterone and 17β-estradiol, changes in weight of uterus, ovaries and mammary g...
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Milk is an excellent breeding ground for bacteria and a large number of different species of fungi and other microorganisms. It represents food that easily and commonly gets contaminated with non-pathogenic and pathogenic microorganisms. The aim of this research was to determine the microbiological quality of sterilized and pasteurized milk immediat...
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The aim of this study was to estimate dietary intake of nitrite in meat products. The content of nitrite in various categories of meat products that are on the market of Tuzla Canton. Data on concentrations of nitrite are associated with individual data on food consumption. The study included 200 respondents, aged 19 years and over. Dietary intake...
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The aim of this study was to determine the levels of cadmium in catle meat and offal on the area of Central Bosnia Canton and to estmate the level of populaton exposure to cadmium through consumpton of catle meat and offal. Fify samples of catle meat were analysed using inductvely coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), out of which twenty samples...
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Contaminaton of agricultural soils can present a signifcant risk to human health through oral ingeston, partcle inhalaton, and dermal contact. The aims of this research were to determinate the concentratons, distributon and human health risk of various heavy metals in soil samples from three agricultural areas of South Herzegovina. A total number o...
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Kadmij spada u grupu toksičnih teških metala. Kontaminacija hrane kadmijem odavno je prepoznata kao problem u oblasti sigurnosti hrane te predstavlja pitanje od važnosti za javno zdravlje. Zbog činjenice da je kadmij veoma toksičan i kancerogen, uspostavljene su maksimalno dozvoljene količine kadmija u hrani, čime se osigurava zaštita zdravlja ljud...
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Na tržištu Bosne i Hercegovine posljednjih godina evidentno je sve veće prisustvo različitih dodataka ishrani. Dodaci ishrani imaju važnu ulogu u održavanju zdravlja pa postoji veliki interes njihove primjene. Danas se sve veći značaj daje pravilnoj ishrani i primjeni dodataka ishrani s ciljem nadopune uobičajene ishrane. Ovim radom prikazane su na...
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The aim of this study was to determine the levels of cadmium in cattle meat and offal on the area of Central Bosnia Canton and to estimate the level of population exposure to cadmium through consumption of cattle meat and offal. Fifty samples were analysed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, out of which twenty samples of kidney tis...
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Bananas produced for the international trade are the among the most pesticide-intensive food crops. The aim of this research was to determine the residual levels of pesticides in bananas, to assess the acute exposure from pesticide residues in bananas and to determine the acute risk to consumers. In this work, eight pesticides: azinphos-ethyl, carb...
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Zearalenone may enter the food chain and lead to negative effects on the reproductive system of domestic and laboratory animals. Its estrogenic effects are proven: reduced fertility, increased embryo resorption, damage the reproductive tract, changes in serum levels of progesterone and 17β-estradiol, changes in weight of uterus, ovaries and mammary...
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Milk is an excellent breeding ground for bacteria and a large number of different species of fungi and other microorganisms. It represents food that easily and commonly gets contaminated with non-pathogenic and pathogenic microorganisms. The aim of this research was to determine the microbiological quality of sterilized and pasteurized milk immedia...
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Human Growth Hormone (GH) is a naturally occurring hormone, which is secreted in a pulsatile pattern by the human pituitary gland. GH is essential for body growth and affects metabolism. The use GH to improve performances of athletes is widely abused by athletes, and is on the list of banned substances, published by the WADA (World AntiDoping Agenc...
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Human Growth Hormone (GH) is a naturally occurring hormone, which is secreted in a pulsatile pattern by the human pituitary gland. GH is essential for body growth and affects metabolism. The use GH to improve performances of athletes is widely abused by athletes, and is on the list of banned substances, published by the WADA (World AntiDoping Agenc...
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One of the basic objectives of prevention, education and doping control for athletes in the ar of doping in sports is to protect the athlete’s health According to the World-Anti-Doping Code, one of the anti-doping rule violations is the presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or marker in an athlete’s sample. The prohibited substances...
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Doping in sports and abuse of prohibited substances and methods are endangered the meaning and survival of sport in general. Efforts that are being undertaken globally level in the fight against doping in sport, measures taken by the International Olympic Committee, World Anti-Doping Agency, International the Sports Federation and the Anti-Doping C...
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Description of all stages of doping control
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The aim of the research is to estimate dietary intake of pesticide residues originating from food in conditions of acute exposure. By identifying hazards analyzed the level of pesticide residues in samples of fresh fruit (orange) taken from the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The paper analyzed 11 samples orange on 5 different pesticides. It was...
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Atheletes often resort to taking different food supplements in order to improve their sport performance in particular. The research in the world have shown that the steroids and stimuli are the most common as food supplements, and, therefore, the consuming of food supplements can lead to positive doping test. On the other side, according to WADA st...
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Atheletes often resort to taking different food supplements in order to improve their sport performance in particular. The research in the world have shown that the steroids and stimuli are the most common as food supplements, and, therefore, the consuming of food supplements can lead to positive doping test. On the other side, according to WADA st...
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Sastavni dio UNESCO Međunarodne konvencije protiv dopinga u sportu je Lista zabranjenih sredstava (u daljem tekstu: Lista), koja je i jedan od međunarodnih standarda Svjetskog antidoping kodeksa, temeljnog akta za borbu protiv dopinga u sportu, koju svake godine ažurira i objavljuje Svjetska antidoping agencija (WADA). U Listi su navedene supstance...
Technical Report
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is characterized by a uniquely wide range of biological and landscape diversity resulting from the specific geomorphic structure, in terms of permeation among the climate regions of continental, Alpine and Mediterranean climates and the geographical position in the area of the northern plains along the Sava River, across the...
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In human nutrition milk is one of the basic foodstuffs containing essential nutrients and protective substances. The milk of cows fed with feed contaminated with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) can be converted to aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a significant human health hazard. The aim of this study was to determinate the occurrence of AFM1 in milk from Una-Sana Canton...
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The sensitivity of ant communities to environmental disturbance, combined with their great functional importance and easy of sampling, makes them powerful monitoring and assessment tools in land management. The use of ants as bioindicators is founded on the assumption that the extent of ant community change reflects broader ecosystem change. The fe...
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All pesticides have some level of toxicity for certain living organisms. No part of the population is not fully protected from exposure to pesticides and the potential adverse health effects. Regulations in the EU are defined by the maximum residue levels (MRL) in certain types of food that are not safety limits, and exposure to residue limits abov...
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Cloning of farm animals opens up opportunities for a number of breeding advantages, such as higher resistance and more efficient productivity in animals. In particular, the cloning has found its benefits in the application of the production of drugs or the preservation of genetic resources of endangered animal species. Hovewer, the cloning of farm...
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In Bosnia and Herzegovina, based on scientifically based risk assessments, the maximum permitted level of aflatoxin M1 in various milk products is proposed. At the level of the European Union, this value is not defined, except in certain EU countries. At the proposal of the Food Safety Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the BiH Council of Ministers...
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Total dietary study is the primary source of information on exposure to various chemical contaminants and nutrients in food, and is an important part of quantitative risk assessment for human health. So far, 32 countries in the world implemented this study. This paper gives an overview of completed total dietary studies in the world, an special emp...
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Mycotoxins are today considered one of the main contaminants of food and feed. Widespread zearalenone and its metabolites have potent estrogenic and anabolic activity, proven in numerous studies worldwide. The aim is to investigate influence of zearalenone on the uterine weight of rats depending on the applied dose and duration of the observation p...
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Greenhouse production is getting more and more important in the production of food, particularly if it is considered as ecological production. Having it in mind, it is very important to provide continual control of quality such products. This work is aimed to present the monitoring of the content of heavy metals in tomato, grown in greenhouse condi...
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This article deals with the analysis the obtained values of indicators of air quality in the Tuzla area on the basis of results measurements of the established systems for air quality monitoring. The indicators of the risk of polluting are substances whose values exceed the limit values and alert thresholds and alarm threshold values, and represent...
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Introduction: Setting the town of Zenica, with high concentrations of pollutants in the air, as a consequence of the technological process of production of ferrous metals, a large number of motor vehicles, local furnace with uncontrolled combustion processes, in geographically closed basin, the cause of the high risk of emergence and worsening of o...
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The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between average monthly concentrations of sulfur dioxide and a rate of prescribed inhalation bronchodilator therapy in children aged under 6 years during 2011 in Zenica city. The average monthly concentration of sulfur dioxide of 231μg/m3 recorded in January, 82 μg/m3 in July and 296μg/m3 in De...
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Vrlo bitan korak prema procesu prijema zemlje u EU predstavlja usklađivanje legislative sa standardima EU. Efikasni državni sistemi kontrole sigurnosti hrane bitni su za sigurnost i zaštitu zdravlja domaćih potrošača. Oni su, takođe, ključni i u slučaju kada zemlji treba omogućiti da osigura sigurnost i kvalitet hrane koja ulazi u međunarodnu trgov...
Technical Report
Progress Monitoring Project 2012. RENA Working Group 1: Strategic Planning and Investments. Activity 1.5: Progress Monitoring of the Transposition and Implementation of the EU Environmental and Climate Acquis. Monitoring transposition and implementation of the EU Environmental Acquis YEAR 15 The European Commission was the driving force in the dev...
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Aim Determining the hazardous noise level, that is the noise level that may be a cause to hearing impairment of employees working in surface mines. Methods Reaserches conducted in period from 2004 to 2011, based on periodical medical examinations of employees as well as continouous noise measurments in working environment. Results There's been a mi...
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Hrana, kao uslov života i razvoja živih organizama, ima gradivnu, energetsku i zaštitnu ulogu. Pod određenim uslovima, može biti kontaminirana različitim biološkim, fizičkim, hemijskim i radiološkim agensima. Mikrobiološka kontaminacija hrane i posljedice koje nastaju kod ljudi odavno su prepoznati kao javnozdravstveni problem, ali i ostali oblici...
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The EnvIS project aimed at strengthening technical, administrative and programming capacities of the institutions involved in environmental management in BiH in line with the EU IPA requirements (specifically in regard to IPA II), and enhancing the process of EU approximation in the environment sector. The implementation of the project outputs, pr...
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Bisphenol A (BPA, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) propane) is a substance produced in large quantities for use primarly in the production of polycarbonate polymers and epoxy resins. Polycarbonate polymers have many applications including use in certain food and drink packing. BPA in food and beverages accounts for the majority of daily human exposure. The...
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Quality, sampling and measurement methodology, coverage area, transmission, processing and storage of data, flexibility of meteorological conditions, with comparability of measurements in the world, as well as the comparability of standards of control and quality assurance are the main features of the existing monitoring network for monitoring air...
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Regulations on salt for human consumption (Official Gazette No. 39/09), which is aligned with the Codex Alimentarius for food grade salt, CX STAN 150-1985, Rev.. 1-1997, Amend. 1-1999, Amend. 2-2001, Amend. 3-2006, salt for human consumption that is marketed must meet certain requirements of quality and safety in production, processing, processing...
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Heavy metals are natural ingredients in many food products, either they are eaten as fresh or processed. The consumption of food products containining higher concentrations of heavy metals, and during longer period of consumption of food providing them to be deposited in organism in non-controlled way, causes a serious consequence to consumers heal...
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Heavy metals are natural ingredients in many food products, either they are eaten as fresh or processed. The consumption of food products containining higher concentrations of heavy metals, and during longer period of consumption of food providing them to be deposited in organism in non-controlled way, causes a serious consequence to consumers heal...
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At the 28 Session of the Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1975 it was recommended to perform classification of pesticides based on hazard to human health. The guidelines were first published in 1978 and their revision is done every 2-3 years. The last review was published in 2009 entitled WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticid...
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Sve više hrane koja se nalazi na našem tržištu na sebi nosi prehrambene i zdravstvene tvrdnje koje pružaju određene informacije o proizvodu. S ciljem sprečavanja dovođenja potrošača.u zabludu te oIakšavanja njihovog izbora, proizvodi stavljeni na tržište, uključujući i uvezene proizvode, moraju biti sigurni i prikladno označeni. Pravilnikom o prehr...
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Interresorna radna grupa je na procjeni ugroženosti radila tokom 2010. i 2011. godine, te proizvela ovaj dokument koji obuhvata teritoriju Bosne i Hercegovine i sve vrste opasnosti koje ugrožavaju ljude i materijalna dobra u Bosni i Hercegovini, ali i one koje mogu ugroziti susjedne i druge zemlje, kao i one koje iz susjednih i drugih zemalja mogu...
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Hrana za dojenčad i malu djecu obuhvata početne i prelazne formule za dojenčad i malu djecu, ostale vrste dječije hrane i prerađenu hranu na bazi žitarica za dojenčad i malu djecu. Upotreba prehrambenih aditiva se ne prepušta slobodnoj volji proizvođača, nego su lista dozvoljenih aditiva, proizvodnja, promet, kvalitet (čistoća), ograničenje upotreb...
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Akcenat u ovom radu dat je na značaj razumijevanja principa i postupaka u određivanju autentičnosti tradicionalnih proizvoda i proizvoda sa određenog geografskog područja sa posebnim osvrtom na DNK tehnike. Neke od metoda analize hrane koje se danas koriste, stari su preko stotinu godina i daju relativno tačne podatke. Međutim, napredak nauke i teh...
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