Assessment of the exposure to Allura Red colour from the consumption of red juice-based and red soft drinks in Italy

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1501-1515

  Fallico, B ^a   Chiappara, E ^a   Arena, E ^a   Ballistreri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

beverages; colours; exposure assessment; fruit juices; HPLC; probability modelling

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COLOR; FOOD ADDITIVES;

ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HPLC; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; PROBABILITY MODELLING; REALISTIC SCENARIO; SOFT DRINK PRODUCTS; WORST CASE SCENARIO;

FRUIT JUICES;

ALLURA RED AC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; DRIMYS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD COLOR; FRUIT JUICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED JUICE; RED SOFT DRINK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84855970738     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.596166     Document Type: Article

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