Food safety is one of the current major public health issues in the world.There is a close relationship between soils,health and food safety.Soils have become contaminated due to over exploitation and misuse.Rapid industrialization and urbanization in developing countries have further accelerated the problem,threatening the ability of soils to meet safety standards,and jeopardize food production.Among all contaminants,it is commonly noted that heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants(POPs)are of particular concern,as they imposed health hazards(e.g.,cancers with As and dioxins;neurological damage and lower IQ with Pb,As,and Hg;kidney diseases with Pb,Hg and Cd;skeletal and bone diseases with Pb,F,and Cd).However,there seems to be data gap concerning some emerging chemicals of concern,such as flame retardants(PBDEs),which has been recently added in the control list of Stockholm Convention on POPs.