Review of the regulation and safety assessment of food substances in various countries and jurisdictions

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1147-1220

  Magnuson, Bernadene ^a   Munro, Ian ^b   Abbot, Peter ^c   Baldwin, Nigel ^b   Lopez Garcia, Rebeca ^d   Ly, Karen ^b   McGirr, Larry ^b   Roberts, Ashley ^b   Socolovsky, Susan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Intertek Cantox   (Canada)

^c Biosearch Consulting   (Australia)

^d Logre International Food Science Consulting   (Mexico)

^e Pentachem SRL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

enzymes; flavouring agents; food additives; food contact substances; nanoscale materials; novel food; processing aids; regulatory framework

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

FOOD CONTACT SUBSTANCES; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; NOVEL FOODS; PROCESSING AIDS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS;

FOOD ADDITIVES;

CARCINOGEN; DRUG RESIDUE; ENZYME; FLAVORING AGENT; FOOD ADDITIVE; NANOMATERIAL; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTHORITY; BRAZIL; CANADA; CHEMICAL SAFETY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHINA; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ISOLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LAW; MEXICO; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RAW FOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84880043650     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.795293     Document Type: Article

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