Enzymes in cleaning products: An overview of toxicological properties and risk assessment/management

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-123

  Basketter, David ^a   Berg, Ninna ^b   Broekhuizen, Cees ^c   Fieldsend, Mark ^d   Kirkwood, Sheila ^e   Kluin, Cornelia ^f   Mathieu, Sophie ^g   Rodriguez, Carlos ^h  

^a DABMEB CONSULTANCY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

^c Genencor International BV   (Netherlands)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e Robert McBride Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f HENKEL KGAA   (Germany)

^g AISE   (Belgium)

^h PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer products; Detergents; Enzymes; Exposure; IgE allergy; Risk; Sensitization; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; INDUSTRIAL ENZYME; PROTEINASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME ISOLATION; EYE IRRITATION; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; LD 50; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84863816447     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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