Carcinogenic Food Contaminants

Risk ranking priority of carcinogenic and/or genotoxic environmental contaminants in food in Belgium.

This paper focuses on the risks of environmental carcinogenic and/or genotoxic contaminants in food. It describes, for each contaminant studied, the carcinogenicity and genotoxicity, the toxicological reference values, the exposure and the risk characterisation. The compounds studied were classified into 3 categories based on a risk assessment. Effects others than carcinogenicity and/or genotox...

Food Biological Contaminants

Collaborators: A. Albert; B. Andaloro; G. Anderson; F. Beacorn; R. Brooks; M. Carson; D. Crossfield; S. Eliasberg; D. Farmer; C. Frantzeskakis; T. Gasses; T. Gatesy; G. Hall; P. Hanson; K. Heddaeus; K. Hermann; J. Hutchins; J. Jenkins; F. Johnson; J. Johnson; M. Kawalek; L. Kelly; C. Koschmann; P. Lannon; D. Lester; K. Manner; J. Martin; M. Maselli; B. McGovern; F. Mohnke; B. Moon; L. Murray; R...

Parasitic contaminants in food.

There is a wide variety of food products that may be contaminated with one or more parasites and consequently enabling transmission to human beings. The prevalence of specific parasites in food supplies varies between countries and regions. Sources of food-borne products contaminated with parasites are pigs, cattle, fish, crabs, crayfish, snails, frogs, snakes and aquatic plants. One of the maj...

Environmental Contaminants in Food

Environmental contaminants and food safety

Food safety is threatened by numerous contaminants, which can originate from environmental pollution, such as toxic metals and organic halogenated compounds; chemicals used in the production of food, such as pesticides and veterinary drugs; contaminants formed during food production and cooking; contaminants arising from food packaging, or natural toxins in food. Consumers’ perceptions of food-...