Conclusions of the French Food Safety Agency on the toxicity of bisphenol A

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-275

  Arnich, Nathalie ^a   Canivenc Lavier, Marie Chantal ^b   Kolf Clauw, Martine ^c   Coffigny, Hervé ^d   Cravedi, Jean Pierre ^b   Grob, Konrad ^e   Macherey, Anne Christine ^f   Masset, Dominique ^g   Maximilien, Rémi ^d   Narbonne, Jean François ^h   Nesslany, Fabrice ⁱ   Stadler, Jeanne ^j   Tulliez, Jacques ^b  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^e Official Food Control Authority of the Canton of Zurich   (Switzerland)

^f UPS 831   (France)

^g AFSSAPS   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

ⁱ INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^j Toxicology Consultant ^*  (France)

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Author keywords

Bisphenol A; BPA; Endocrine disruptors; Risk assessment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRANCE; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRANCE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; PHENOLS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957617097     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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