Evaluation of hazardous chemicals in edible insects and insect-based food intended for human consumption

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 100, Issue , 2017, Pages 70-79

  Poma, Giulia ^a   Cuykx, Matthias ^a   Amato, Elvio ^a   Calaprice, Chiara ^b   Focant, Jean Francois ^b   Covaci, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Edible insects; Food chemical safety; Metals; Novel food; Persistent organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; FLAME RETARDANT; LEAD; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TIN; ZINC; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DANGEROUS GOODS; DIOXIN; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; BUFFALO WORM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDIBLE INSECT; FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INSECT; LIPID ANALYSIS; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING; TENEBRIO; ZOOLOGY; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; PRODUCT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIOXINS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTS; PESTICIDES; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85007042117     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2016.12.006     Document Type: Article

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