Risk assessment of contaminants in food and feed

EFSA Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Alexander, Jan ^a   Benford, Diane ^a   Boobis, Alan ^a   Eskola, Mari ^a   Fink Gremmels, Johanna ^a   Fürst, Peter ^a   Heppner, Claudia ^a   Schlatter, Josef ^a   van Leeuwen, Rolaf ^a  

^a EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

animal health; CONTAM Panel; contaminants; human health; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85078385933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2012.s1004     Document Type: Article

References (72)

1. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2004a. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to cadmium as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2004), 72, 1–24.
2. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2004b. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to lead as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2004), 71, 1–20.
3. 1 as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2004), 39, 1–27.
4. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2004d. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to ochratoxin A (OTA) as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2004), 101, 1–36.
5. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2004e. Report of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on provisional findings on furan in food. The EFSA Journal (2004), 137, 1–20.
6. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2004f. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to Deoxynivalenol (DON) as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2004), 73, 1–24.
7. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005a. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on contaminants in the food chain (CONTAM) related to the presence of non dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in feed and food. The EFSA Journal (2005), 284, 1–137.
8. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005b. Opinion of the Scientific Committee on a request from EFSA related to a harmonised approach for risk assessment of substances which are both genotoxic and carcinogenic. The EFSA Journal (2005), 282, 1–31.
9. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005c. Statement of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain to a summary report on Acrylamide in food of the 64th meeting of the joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on food additives. The EFSA Journal (2005), 619, 1–2.
10. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005d. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to fumonisins as undesirable substances in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2005), 235, 1–32
11. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005e. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to ergot as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2005), 225, 1–27.
12. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005f. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to Endosulfan as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2005), 234, 1–31.
13. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005g. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to camphechlor as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2005), 179, 1–39.
14. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005h. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to gamma-HCH and other hexachlorocyclohexanes as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2005), 250, 1–39.
15. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005i. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to endrin as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2005), 286, 1–31.
16. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005j. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to aldrin and dieldrin as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2005), 285, 1–43.
17. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2005k. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to Arsenic as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2005), 180, 1–35.
18. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2006a. Guidance of the Scientific Committee on a request from EFSA related to Uncertainties in Dietary Exposure Assessment. The EFSA Journal (2006), 438, 1–54.
19. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2006b. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to ochratoxin A in food. The EFSA Journal (2006), 365, 1–56.
20. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2006c. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to hexachlorobenzene as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2006), 402, 1–49.
21. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2006d. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to DDT as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2006), 433, 1–69.
22. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2007a. Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission related to pyrrolizidine alkaloids as undesirable substances in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2007), 447, 1–51.
23. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2007b. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to the potential increase of consumer health risk by a possible increase of the existing maximum levels for aflatoxins in almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios and derived products. The EFSA Journal (2007), 446, 1–127.
24. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2007c. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on ethyl carbamate and hydrocyanic acid in food and beverages. The EFSA Journal (2007), 551, 1–44.
25. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2007d. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to heptachlor as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2007), 478, 1–48.
26. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2007e. Chlordane as undesirable substance in animal feed. Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain. The EFSA Journal (2007), 582, 1–53.
27. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2007f. Cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by lasalocid authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2007), 553, 1–46.
28. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008a. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on Tropane alkaloids (from Datura sp.) as undesirable substances in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2008), 691, 1–55.
29. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008b. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on marine biotoxins in shellfish –okadaic acid and analogues. The EFSA Journal (2008), 589, 1–62.
30. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008c. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on marine biotoxins in shellfish –azaspiracids. The EFSA Journal (2008), 723, 1–52.
31. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008d. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on marine biotoxins in shellfish –yessotoxin group. The EFSA Journal (2008), 907, 1–62.
32. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008e. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Food. The EFSA Journal (2008), 724, 1–114.
33. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008f. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on ricin (from Ricinus communis) as undesirable substances in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2008), 726, 1–38.
34. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008g. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on glucosinolates as undesirable substances in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2008), 590, 1–76.
35. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008h. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on theobromine as undesirable substances in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2008), 725, 1–66.
36. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008i. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on gossypol as undesirable substance in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2008), 908, 1–55.
37. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008j. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on mercury as undesirable substance in feed. The EFSA Journal (2008), 654, 1–76.
38. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008k. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by narasin authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 552, 1–36.
39. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008l. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by salinomycin authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 591, 1–38.
40. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008m. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by monensin authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 592, 1–40.
41. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008n. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by semduramicin authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 593, 1–27.
42. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008o. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by maduramicin authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 594, 1–30.
43. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008p. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by robenidine authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 655, 1–29.
44. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008q. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by decoquinate authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 656, 1–26.
45. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008r. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by halofuginone hydrobromide authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 657, 1–31.
46. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008s. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by nicarbazin authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 690, 1–34.
47. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2008t. Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cross-contamination of non-target feedingstuffs by diclazuril authorised for use as a feed additive. The EFSA Journal (2008), 716, 1–31.
48. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2009a. Statement of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on the effects on public health of an increase of the levels for aflatoxin total from 4 μg/kg to 10 μg/kg for tree nuts other than almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios. The EFSA Journal (2009), 1168, 1–11.
49. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2009b. Guidance of the Scientific Committee on a request from EFSA on the use of the benchmark dose approach in risk assessment. The EFSA Journal, (2009), 1150, 1–72.
50. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2009c. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on cadmium in food. The EFSA Journal (2009), 980, 1–139.
51. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2009d. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on marine biotoxins in shellfish – saxitoxin Group. The EFSA Journal (2009), 1019, 1–76.
52. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2009e Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on marine biotoxins in shellfish – pectenotoxin group. The EFSA Journal (2009), 1109, 1–47.
53. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2009f Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on marine biotoxins in shellfish – domoic acid. The EFSA Journal (2009), 1181, 1–61.
54. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2009g. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on marine biotoxins in shellfish – Summary on regulated marine biotoxins. The EFSA Journal (2009), 1306, 1–23.
55. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2009h. Nitrite as undesirable substances in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2009), 1017, 1–47.
56. EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2009i. Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on Saponins in Madhuca Longifolia L. as undesirable substances in animal feed. The EFSA Journal (2009), 979, 1–36.
57. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2009a. Scientific Opinion on marine biotoxins in shellfish – Palytoxin group. EFSA Journal 2009;7(12):1393. [38 pp.].
58. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2009b. Scientific Opinion on Arsenic in Food. The EFSA Journal 2009;7(10):1351. [199 pp.].
59. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2010a. Scientific Opinion on marine biotoxins in shellfish – cyclic imines (spirolides, gymnodimines, pinnatoxins and pteriatoxins). EFSA Journal 2010;8(6):1628. [39 pp.].
60. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2010b. Scientific Opinion on Lead in Food. EFSA Journal 2010;8(4):1570. [147 pp.].
61. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2010c. Scientific opinion on melamine in food and feed. EFSA Journal 2010;8(4):1573. [145 pp.].
62. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2010d. Scientific Opinion on the abiotic risks for public and animal health of glycerine as co-product from the biodiesel production from Category 1 animal by-products (ABP) and vegetable oils. EFSA Journal 2010;8(12):1934. [22 pp.].
63. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2011a. Scientific Opinion on the risk to public health related to the presence of high levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in liver from sheep and deer. EFSA Journal 2011;9(7):2297. [71 pp.].
64. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2011b. Scientific Opinion on Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Food. EFSA Journal 2011;9(5):2156. [274 pp.].
65. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2011c. Scientific Opinion on Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food and feed. EFSA Journal 2011;9(11):2406. [134 pp.].
66. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2011d. Scientific Opinion on the risks for public health related to the presence of opium alkaloids in poppy seeds. EFSA Journal 2011;9(11):2405. [150 pp.].
67. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2011e. Scientific Opinion on the risks for animal and public health related to the presence of Alternaria toxins in feed and food. EFSA Journal 2011;9(10):2407. [97 pp.].
68. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2011f. Scientific Opinion on the risks for public health related to the presence of T-2 and HT-2 toxin in food and feed. EFSA Journal 2011;9(12):2481. [187 pp.].
69. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2012a. Scientific Opinion on the risks for public and animal health related to the presence of citrinin in food and feed. EFSA Journal 2012;10(3):2605. [82 pp.].
70. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2012b. Scientific Opinion on the risks for animal and public health related to the presence of phomopsins in feed and food. EFSA Journal 2012;10(2):2567. [52 pp.].
71. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2012c. Scientific Opinion on ergot alkaloids in food and feed. EFSA Journal 2012;10(7):2798. [158 pp.].
72. EFSA Scientific Committee (SC), 2012. Scientific Opinion on exploring options for providing advice about possible human health risks based on the concept of Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC). EFSA Journal 2012;19(7):2750. [103 pp.].