Dietary exposure of children and teenagers to benzoates, sulphites, butylhydroxyanisol (BHA) and butylhydroxytoluen (BHT) in Beirut (Lebanon)

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-77

  Soubra, L ^a   Sarkis, D ^b   Hilan, C ^c   Verger, Ph ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c LEBANESE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Analytical determination; Children and teenagers; Dietary exposure; Food additives; Total diet study

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; FOOD ADDITIVE; SULFITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BREAD; CANNED FOOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEWING GUM; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; NUT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; BENZOATES; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CHILD; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SULFITES;

EID: 33751100944     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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