New considerations regarding the risk assessment on Tartrazine. An update toxicological assessment, intolerance reactions and maximum theoretical daily intake in France

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 308-316

  Elhkim, Mostafa Ould ^a   Héraud, Fanny ^b   Bemrah, Nawel ^b   Gauchard, Françoise ^b   Lorino, Tristan ^b   Lambré, Claude ^a   Frémy, Jean Marc ^a   Poul, Jean Michel ^c  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b Afssa   (France)

^c Afssa   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TARTRAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANCE; HUMAN; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TOXICOLOGY; URTICARIA;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TARTRAZINE; URTICARIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33947201623     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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