Occurrence of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid in Milk, Baby Food, and Protein Supplements Marketed in Croatia
Bruno Čalopek, Nina Bilandžić, Ivana Varenina, Ines Varga, Božica Solomun Kolanović, Maja Đokić, Jelena Kaurinović, Renata Biba, Mario Cindrić, Marija Sedak, Bianca Castiglioni · 2025
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Bruno Čalopek and co-authors screen Croatian foods for two linked chemicals in a 2025 paper. Melamine and cyanuric acid can enter food chains and harm kidneys at high loads. Fifty-six samples of milk, baby food, and protein supplements came from Zagreb shops. A sensitive lab method measured both chemicals in each sample.
Cyanuric acid showed in a third of milk samples at low levels. Melamine showed in about a quarter of supplement samples, also at low levels. Baby food samples stayed below the counting limit. All finds sat well below European Union safety caps. The survey is the first of its kind for that market, and levels found pose no clear risk.
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| CREATOR | Bruno Čalopek, Nina Bilandžić, Ivana Varenina, Ines Varga, Božica Solomun Kolanović, Maja Đokić, Jelena Kaurinović, Renata Biba, Mario Cindrić, Marija Sedak, Bianca Castiglioni |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |