Safety Studies Conducted on a Sanitizing Agent Containing Benzalkonium Chloride

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Dolan, Laurie C ^a   Wheeler, Jack A ^b,c   Burdock, George A ^a  

^a Burdock Group   (United States)

^b Marvel Technologies   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Mutagenicity; Subchronic; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ACETIC ACID; BENZALKONIUM; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; METHYL PARABEN; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRODUCT SAFETY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; PARABENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOXICITY TESTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RATTUS;

EID: 84872204054     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02978.x     Document Type: Article

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