Determining the safety of chromium tripicolinate for addition to foods as a nutrient supplement

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1029-1042

  Berner, T O ^a   Murphy, M M ^a   Slesinski, R ^a  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromax , GRAS; Chromium tripicolinate; Food safety; Nutrient supplement; Trivalent chromium

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM TRIPICOLINATE; FOOD ADDITIVE; PICOLINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CALCULATION; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENT; EXPOSURE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IN VIVO CULTURE; INGESTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; ORGANIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TOXICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PICOLINIC ACIDS; RATS; SAFETY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1942521622     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.02.015     Document Type: Article

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