Toxicidad del estaño en alimentos y los efectos que causan en la salud humana

Abstract

Tinplate is a material used usefully and in great demand to preserve food in good condition, protecting it from external and internal agents. With the ease of providing convenience for both the food industry and the consumer. However, the components of the can can interact with the food package causing it to migrate towards them. The purpose of this work was to demonstrate how tin in canned food products becomes toxic. By collecting bibliographic information from scientific articles. A series of factors can influence the migration of the components of the can to the food package, such as poor conservation of the canned goods, an incorrect canning process, the chemical nature of the food content in the canned food. Tin can cause harmful gastrointestinal effects such as diarrhea, bloating, spasms, among others. However, it is necessary to ingest high amounts of tin so that it can cause symptoms in the body.