International Symposia on Integrated Exposure Assessment for Hazardous Materials

The Korean Research Project on Integrated Exposure Assessment to Hazardous Materials for Food Safety (KRIEFS) was assembled by the Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, a subsidiary of the Korea Food and Drug Administration, on March 2010, to conduct a nationwide survey of infants, children, teenagers, and adults in order to observe and assess their dietary intake and exposure to hazardous materials. By understanding the exposure level of hazardous materials and the health impacts of food, oriental herbs, and health supplements, the project is building an empirical foundation for policies related to the regulation of hazardous materials. KRIEFS held two international symposia on integrated exposure assessment for hazardous materials. In conjunction with the Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology, these symposia focused on fostering a dialogue over local and international experiences with human biomonitoring (HBM) as a means to assess human exposure to hazardous materials. For the first symposium, KRIEFS invited HBM experts from Germany, the US, and Canada to share the details of their projects. The KRIEFS introduced their own HBM project and was International Symposia on Integrated Exposure Assessment for Hazardous Materials