[Toxicological and hygienic assessment of nitrates in food products]. / Toksiko-gigienicheskaia otsenka nitratov v pishchevykh produktakh.

The toxicological and hygienic estimation of the contents of nitrates in the basic vegetable cultures (beet, carrots, potato etc.) is given. Is shown, that nitrates, contained in the increased amounts in the aforesaid cultures are not indifferent for human and animals organism. At a unbalanced diet of cattle use of forages with the increased contents of nitrates can result in occurrence them in livestock products. The hygienic regulation of permissible concentrations nitrates in some products should be carried out with an allowance fo structure of nutrition of the population, contents nitrates in drinking water, and also other factors capable to influence on formation of nitrate body burden on the population and to aggravate effect of nitrates action.

[Problem of organization of a system for monitoring of quality and safety of foodstuffs produced by small and medium sized food enterprises]. / K voprosu ob organizatsii sistemy kontrolia za kachestvom i bezopasnost'iu produktov, vypuskaemykh na malykh i srednikh pishchevykh predpriiatiiakh.

How to ensure quality and safety of foodstuffs produced by little and middle enterprises and farms? Optimum decision for this problem is integration of these enterprises in system of laboratory service of Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance of Russia. It is necessary to detach the laboratory service in independent divisions for this purpose.