Application of the TTC concept to unknown substances found in analysis of foods

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1643-1660

  Koster, Sander ^a   Boobis, Alan R ^b   Cubberley, Richard ^c   Hollnagel, Heli M ^d   Richling, Elke ^e   Wildemann, Tanja ^f   Würtzen, Gunna ^g   Galli, Corrado L ^h  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d DOW EUROPE GMBH   (Switzerland)

^e France   (Germany)

^f International Life Sciences Institute of Europe   (Belgium)

^g Coca Cola Services ^*  (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analysis; Analytical methods; Foods; Threshold of toxicological concern; TTC

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AZOXY DERIVATIVE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOFURAN; DIOXIN; METAL; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; PROTEIN; STEROID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOASSAY; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CUCUMBER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; GENOTOXICITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEAL; ODOR; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THRESHOLD OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

BENZOFURANS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CARCINOGENS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DECISION TREES; EUROPE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; MYCOTOXINS; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEROIDS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 79958714803     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.03.049     Document Type: Review

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