A review on Api-products: Current scenario of potential contaminants and their food safety concerns

A Sharma, K Pant, DS Brar, A Thakur, V Nanda - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite being considered a 'superfood', Api-products (Honeybee-derived products) are also
linked with heterogeneous health risk factors such as toxic heavy metals, pathogens …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of some types of honey from Banat region, Romania

S Pătruică, E Alexa, D Obiștioiu, I Cocan, I Radulov… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Honey is a natural product with multiple health benefits. The paper presents the chemical
characterization and the antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of ten types of honey …

Capacity of honeybees to remove heavy metals from nectar and excrete the contaminants from their bodies

G Borsuk, A Sulborska, E Stawiarz, K Olszewski… - Apidologie, 2021 - Springer
We examined the residues of 13 elements in soil, plant parts, nectar, bee heads, thorax, and
abdomens, feces from bee guts, and bee products sampled from two Polish cities (Lublin …

[HTML][HTML] Residues of pesticides and heavy metals in Polish varietal honey

M Kędzierska-Matysek, A Teter, P Skałecki, B Topyła… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The levels of chemical pollutants were determined in 30 samples of varietal honey from
southeastern Poland, including 223 pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides …

[HTML][HTML] Quality control of different types of honey and propolis collected from Romanian accredited beekeepers and consumer's risk assessment

M Mititelu, DI Udeanu, M Nedelescu, SM Neacsu… - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Honey is a natural product recognized and appreciated for its nutritional value and
therapeutic potential. However, the quality of bee honey is essential because various …

Environmental pollution effect on honey bees and their derived products: A comprehensive analysis

R Margaoan, G Papa, A Nicolescu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Several factors, including environmental degradation, air pollution, intense urbanization,
excessive agriculture, and climate change, endanger the well-being of animals and plants …

The use of HPTLC and SDS-PAGE methods for coniferous honeydew honey fingerprinting compiled with mineral content and antioxidant activity

M Tomczyk, A Bocian, E Sidor, M Miłek, G Zaguła… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fir honeydew honey is a uniquely beneficial product which is often subjected to adulteration;
however, pollen analysis is not useful to verify this honey type. Fourteen samples of EU …

Honey Bee Products as Bio Indicator of Heavy Metals Pollution and Health Risk Assessment Through the Consumption of Multifloral Honey Collected in Azad Kashmir …

A Mushtaq, S Khalid, MJ Noor, Khanoranga - Biological Trace Element …, 2024 - Springer
The study assessed the health risks associated with heavy metal ingestion and explored the
use of honey bee products as a bio-indicator for heavy metal pollution. All honey bee …

Coniferous Honeydew Honey: antibacterial activity and Anti-migration Properties against breast Cancer cell line (MCF-7)

M Dżugan, E Ciszkowicz, M Tomczyk, M Miłek… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Four samples of fir honeydew honey from Podkarpackie labeled with a Protected
Designation of Origin symbol were tested in terms of their physicochemical parameters …