Ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages.

Determination of Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages and Fermented Foods Sold in Korea

Ethyl carbamate (EC) classified as a probable human carcinogen (Group 2A) is naturally formed in alcoholic beverages and fermented foods during fermentation process and/or during storage. The objective of this study was to analyze EC in 34 food items including 14 alcoholic beverages and 20 fermented foods sold in Korea. Each food was collected from 18 supermarkets in 9 metropolitan cities in Ko...

Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages from Mexico (Tequila, Mezcal, Bacanora, Sotol) and Guatemala (Cuxa): Market Survey and Risk Assessment

Ethyl carbamate (EC) is a recognized genotoxic carcinogen, with widespread occurrence in fermented foods and beverages. No data on its occurrence in alcoholic beverages from Mexico or Central America is available. Samples of agave spirits including tequila, mezcal, bacanora and sotol (n=110), and of the sugarcane spirit cuxa (n=16) were purchased in Mexico and Guatemala, respectively, and analy...

Alcoholic Beverages in India

Alcoholic Beverages: Distillation

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CONSUMPtION OF ALCOHOLIC BeVeRAGeS

Most cultures throughout the world have traditionally consumed some form of alcoholic beverages for thousands of years, and local specialty alcoholic beverages still account for the majority of all those that exist. Only a small number have evolved into commodities that are produced commercially on a large scale. In world trade, beer from barley, wine from grapes and certain distilled beverages...