A procedure for the safety evaluation of flavouring substances

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 207-232

  Munro, I C ^a   Kennepohl, E ^a   Kroes, R ^b  

^a CanTox Inc   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flavours; Intake; JECFA; Safety evaluation; Structure activity; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; FOOD ADDITIVE;

CARCINOGENESIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INGESTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SAFETY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICITY;

FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 0032907217     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(98)00112-4     Document Type: Review

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