Cadmium Levels of Edible Offal from Saanen Goat Male Kids

AbstractConcentration of cadmium was investigated in the heart, tongue, lungs, spleen, liver, kidney, testis, brain and thymus of 15 Saanen goat male kids. This element was determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), after microwave digestion. The cadmium concentration was significantly influenced by the type of edible offal. Mean cadmium concentrations ranged from 0.018mg/kg (heart) to 0.114mg/kg (kidney). The maximum cadmium concentrations found in the kidney (0.133mg/kg) and liver (0.075mg/kg) were below maximum levels (1.0 and 0.5mg/kg, respectively) set by legislation for these tissues