Development and evolution of risk assessment for food allergens

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 262-276

  Crevel, René W R ^a   Baumert, Joseph L ^b   Baka, Athanasia ^c   Houben, Geert F ^d   Knulst, André C ^e   Kruizinga, Astrid G ^d   Luccioli, Stefano ^f   Taylor, Stephen L ^b   Madsen, Charlotte B ^g  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c International Life Sciences Institute of Europe   (Belgium)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Probabilistic modelling; Public health; Reference dose; Risk assessment; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

ALLERGENS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84897965299     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.01.032     Document Type: Review

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