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Manglar
Print version ISSN 1816-7667On-line version ISSN 2414-1046
Abstract
VELASQUEZ-VELEZ, María Isabel; GALVIS-LORA, Carolina; MEJIA-CORDOBA, Carlos Arturo and ZAPATA-GUZMAN, Jaime Enrique. Implications of Cadmium accumulation in the cocoa supply chain. Manglar [online]. 2022, vol.19, n.4, pp.391-397. Epub Dec 17, 2022. ISSN 1816-7667. http://dx.doi.org/10.57188/manglar.2022.049.
The presence of cadmium in the cocoa supply chain has established a trade barrier that considerably affects exports from Latin American countries to Europe. Due to the accumulation of traces of cadmium in cocoa plants tissues, European countries have set the maximum permissible limits of cadmium concentration for products derived from cocoa, through regulation 488/2014 for food contaminants, this, seeking to improve the traceability of the raw material from its origin. In this review, the studies that seek to determine the current concentrations of cadmium in the soil and in the plant in different Latin American countries are highlighted, seeking to comply with the standards that the regulations govern. Such studies are necessary as an initial diagnosis to provide remedial solutions that allow maintaining trade with European countries.
Keywords : Bioaccumulation; heavy metal; Theobroma cacao; toxicity..