Keywords:
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic
Emission Spectrophotometer ( ICP-AES )
Microwave digestion system
Trace elements
Packaging materials
Canned foods photometry (ICP-AES) for canned foods. The concentration of Aluminum, Iron, Manganese, Silicon and Tin in the canned food products selected for analysis were found to be in range of 4.40e21.59 mg/kg, 2.38 e19.70 mg/kg, 0.19e5.97 mg/kg, 16.46e359.63 mg/kg and 1.99e138.48 mg/kg respectively, when stored at room temperature within their shelf life storage period. The data revealed that the concentrations of elements under study were above the recommended limits of FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission.
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