Human and animal health risk assessments of chemicals in the food chain: Comparative aspects and future perspectives

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 270, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 187-195

  Dorne, J L C M ^a   Fink Gremmels, J ^b  

^a Emerging Risk Unit   (Italy)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal health risk assessment; Chemicals; Data gaps; Exposure assessment; Food chain; Hazard characterisation; Human health risk assessment; Risk characterisation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; EGG; EXCRETION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HONEY; HUMAN; MEAT; METABOLISM; MILK; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84879308871     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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