TY - JOUR N2 - This work reports on cadmium and lead contaminations in the edible snail Helix pomatia harvested in Poland. One hundred and 24 samples of Helix pomatia meat collected from seven provinces (voivodeships) of Poland were analyzed for their trace metal levels by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS). The research was conducted in 2 stages. The 1st stage analyzed snail meat prior to any further technological treatment (raw meat). In the 2nd stage, the trace element levels were measured in meat subjected to technological treatment (processed meat). The trace element contents in raw meat samples ranged from 0.06 mg kg-1 to 0.22 mg kg-1 for Cd and from 0.06 mg kg-1 to 0.18 mg kg-1 for Pb. The analyses revealed an increase in the cad- mium content from 0.12 mg kg-1 to 0.18 mg kg-1 in thermally treated snail meat and no changes in lead concentration during the two-stage heat treatment. Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 does not specify the Cd and Pb residue limits in meat of terrestrial edible snails. The limits are set for in- vertebrate aquatic organisms meat (i.e. shellfish, mollusc, cephalopod) and range from 0.5 mg/kg to 1.5 mg/kg of tissue fresh weight for Pb and from 0.5 mg kg -1 to 1 mg kg-1 for Cd (EU Commis- sion 2006). The results demonstrate that the land snail Helix pomatia has a tendency to bioaccu- mulate trace elements, and the cooking process is likely to affect (increase) the Cd content in the snail meat. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/106895/PDF/09.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/106895 PY - 2018 IS - No 3 EP - 483–489 DO - 10.24425/122623 KW - cadmium KW - lead KW - GFAAS KW - snail meat KW - Helix pomatia A1 - Ziomek, M. A1 - Drozd, Ł. A1 - Chałabis-Mazurek, A. A1 - Szkucik, K. A1 - Paszkiewicz, W. A1 - Valverde Piedra, J. L. A1 - Bełkot, Z. A1 - Maćkowiak-Dryka, M. A1 - Gondek, M. A1 - Knysz, P. PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Veterinary Sciences PB - University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn VL - vol. 21 DA - 2018.11.20 T1 - Concentration levels of cadmium and lead in the raw and processed meat of Helix pomatia snails SP - 483–489 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/106895 T2 - Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences ER -