Dietary exposure to benzoates (E210–E213), parabens (E214–E219), nitrites (E249–E250), nitrates (E251–E252), BHA (E320), BHT (E321) and aspartame (E951) in children less than 3 years old in France

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 293-306

  Mancini, F R ^a,b   Paul, D ^c   Gauvreau, J ^d   Volatier, J L ^d   Vin, K ^d   Hulin, M ^d  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Anses   (France)

^d Risk Assessment Department Anses   (France)

Author keywords

acceptable daily intake (ADI); aspartame; benzoates; BHA; BHT; children; dietary exposure; food additive; infants; nitrates; nitrites; parabens

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; FOOD ADDITIVES; LABELS; NITRATES; PARABENS; PEPTIDES; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES;

ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES; ASPARTAME; BENZOATES; BHA; BHT; CHILDREN; DIETARY EXPOSURE; INFANTS; NITRITES;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ASPARTAME; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLCRESOL; FOOD ADDITIVE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRITE;

ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKE; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BROTH; CHILD; DELICATESSEN; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FRANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; TRITICUM DURUM; VEGETABLE SOUP; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DIET; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL;

ASPARTAME; BENZOATES; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FRANCE; HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS; HUMANS; INFANT; NITRATES; NITRITES; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PARABENS;

EID: 84927695408     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2015.1007535     Document Type: Article

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