Dr. Umar Aitsaam

This study found that many commercial baby food jars contain toxic metals above EU safety limits, posing risks to infants. These findings are critical for heavy metal certification programs, which must enforce stricter controls to ensure product safety and regulatory compliance.

This study assessed nickel levels in Polish cereal grains and cereal-based products, finding that consumer exposure remains well below health risk thresholds. The results support effective risk management and could inform future heavy metal certification standards.

This review demonstrates that specific probiotic strains can effectively bind and remove heavy metals and toxins from food and water, offering a promising tool for heavy metal certification programs and industry safety practices.

Arsenic concentration in infant formulas and first foods poses significant exposure risks to infants, primarily due to the prevalence of toxic inorganic arsenic, especially in rice-fortified and non-dairy products. Stringent certification and speciation are essential for infant food safety.

This review establishes iron-driven ferroptosis as a key mechanism in neurodegenerative diseases. It details how iron dyshomeostasis, facilitated by blood-brain barrier breakdown, catalyzes neuronal death, presenting critical implications for developing heavy metal certification standards focused on mitigating iron-mediated toxicity in the brain.

Metagenomic analysis revealed that microbial communities in heavy metals-contaminated soils lose diversity but adapt by enriching resistant taxa. Core community structure persists, with key shifts in dominant bacteria and archaea, providing essential insights for soil health assessment and certification in contaminated environments.

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This study analyzed total and bioaccessible aluminum in cereal-based baby foods, finding low health risk due to low bioaccessibility, supporting the use of refined exposure assessments for heavy metal certification.

This study quantified total and bioaccessible aluminium in Brazilian infant foods, revealing that some products, especially soy-based drinks, can lead to aluminium exposure exceeding safety thresholds, highlighting the need for certification programs to address both total and bioaccessible heavy metal content.

Bradyrhizobium dominates heavy metal-contaminated soils at SRS, correlating with uranium and nickel levels, making it a key genus for bioremediation and certification programs targeting environmental restoration and risk management.