Lead exposure from food: The German LExUKon project

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1052-1063

  Schneider, Klaus ^a   Schwarz, Markus A ^a   Lindtner, Oliver ^b   Blume, Katrin ^b   Heinemeyer, Gerhard ^b  

^a Forschungs und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe GmbH   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

exposure; food; food consumption; food contaminants; intake; lead

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; MEATS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETABLES;

EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD CONTAMINANTS; INTAKE; LIMIT OF QUANTIFICATIONS; MONITORING PROGRAMME; TOXIC CONTAMINANTS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

DRINKING WATER; LEAD; MILK FAT; MINERAL WATER; OIL;

ARTICLE; BERRY; BEVERAGE; BRASSICA; CEREAL; CRUSTACEA; DAIRY PRODUCT; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARD; HERB; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGUME; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; MEAT; MILK; MOLLUSC; MONITORING; NUT; OFFAL; PLANT SEED; POPULATION GROUP; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW FOOD; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; VEGETABLE; WINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; TOXICITY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902881865     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2014.905875     Document Type: Article

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