Timely awareness and prevention of emerging chemical and biochemical risks in foods: Proposal for a strategy based on experience with recent cases

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 992-1008

  Kleter, G A ^a   Groot, M J ^a   Poelman, M ^a   Kok, E J ^a   Marvin, H J P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biochemical hazards; Chemical hazards; Early identification; Emerging risks; Food safety; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PESTICIDE; ROTENONE;

AQUACULTURE; AWARENESS; CHINESE HERB; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; ILLICIUM VERUM; KIDNEY DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALMON; SHRIMP;

ANIMAL FEED; AQUACULTURE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 63149169057     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.08.021     Document Type: Review

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