Toxicological assessment of 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol and glycidol fatty acid esters in food

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 509-521

  Bakhiya, Nadiya ^a   Abraham, Klaus ^a   Gürtler, Rainer ^a   Appel, Klaus Erich ^a   Lampen, Alfonso ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 MCPD; Glycidol; Glycidol fatty acid esters; Risk assessment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CHLOROHYDRIN; CARCINOGEN; EPOXIDE; ESTER; FATTY ACID; GLYCIDOL; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PROPANOL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NEOPLASM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALPHA-CHLOROHYDRIN; ANIMALS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARCINOGENS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MUTAGENS; NEOPLASMS; PLANT OILS; PROPANOLS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RODENTIA;

EID: 79953298556     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000550     Document Type: Article

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