Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in food supplements containing botanicals and other ingredients on the Dutch market

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 925-942

  Martena, M J ^a   Grutters, M M P ^a   de Groot, H N ^a   Konings, E J M ^b   Rietjens, I M C M ^c  

^a Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; HPLC; Nutritional supplements; PAH

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD SAFETY; MINERAL OILS; NUTRITION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PYRENE; TEA;

BENZO [A] PYRENE; EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITIES; FOOD SUPPLEMENTS; HPLC; LIMIT OF QUANTIFICATIONS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (PAH); ST. JOHN'S WORT;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

BENFLURON; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CHRYSENE; DIBENZO[A,L]PYRENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PROPOLIS; RESVERATROL; VALERIAN; CARCINOGEN; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GINKGO BILOBA; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MARKET; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; EATING; EDIBLE PLANT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; TOXICITY;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; GINKGO BILOBA; VALERIANA;

ANIMALS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; CARCINOGENS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; MUTAGENS; NETHERLANDS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

EID: 79960339646     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.569573     Document Type: Article

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