Department of Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Front Public Health. 2022 Nov 8;10:1004570. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1004570. eCollection 2022.
Coffee is considered among the most popular beverages and is classified as the second most exported item worldwide. The presence of pesticides in this staple commodity is a challenge to import and export activities, in addition to the fact that pesticides are toxins of public health concern. Even if pesticides are applied properly and their residues are within the acceptable range, it is important to know the fate of these pesticides prior to their ingestion. A plethora of research has been done to optimize methods and thus to have valid procedures to test for the presence of pesticides in coffee. In this review, the analytical methods used in these articles to detect and quantify the pesticides in coffee beans, roasted coffee, and coffee infusion were identified. This review highlights as well the main factors that play a key role in having good separation, identification, and recovery of pesticide residues in the aforementioned items. In addition, the review explains the effect of pesticides on human health and the mitigation techniques for pesticide exposure.
咖啡被认为是最受欢迎的饮料之一，也是全球第二大出口商品。这种主要商品中存在农药，这给进出口活动带来了挑战，此外，农药也是公共卫生关注的毒素。即使农药使用得当，其残留量在可接受范围内，在摄入之前了解这些农药的去向也很重要。已经有大量的研究致力于优化方法，从而制定有效的程序来检测咖啡中的农药残留。在这篇综述中，确定了这些文章中用于检测和定量咖啡豆、烘焙咖啡和咖啡浸液中农药的分析方法。该综述还重点介绍了在上述项目中对农药残留进行良好分离、鉴定和回收的主要因素。此外，该综述还解释了农药对人类健康的影响以及减轻农药暴露的技术。
