Toxicology databases and the concept of thresholds of toxicological concern as used by the JECFA for the safety evaluation of flavouring agents

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 223-234

  Renwick, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flavouring agent; Intake; Metabolism; Safety; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; CARVONE; CINNAMYL ALCOHOL; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FLAVORING AGENT; HYDROXYL GROUP; IONONE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE;

BIOSAFETY; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METABOLISM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION TREES; DIET; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TOXICOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 1842716625     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2003.12.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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