An innovative approach to the determination of safety for a dietary ingredient derived from a new source: Case study using a crystalline lutein product

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1535-1549

  Kruger, C L ^a   Murphy, M ^a   DeFreitas, Z ^b   Pfannkuch, F ^c   Heimbach, J ^a  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Kemin Industries Inc   (United States)

^c F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

13 Week oral toxicity; Ames assay; Exposure assessment; FloraGLO crystalline lutein; Food; GRAS; Lutein; Safety; Subchronic toxicity; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EVALUATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; TAGETES; TAGETES ERECTA;

EID: 0036050153     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(02)00131-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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