| Evaluation of Certain Contaminants in Food: Eighty-Third Report of the Joint Fao/Who Expert Committee on Food Additives Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241210028 ISBN-13: 9789241210027 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Health & Safety - Medical | Public Health - Technology & Engineering | Food Science - General |
| Dewey: 363.192 |
| LCCN: 2017429025 |
| Physical Information: 178 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various contaminants or groups of contaminants in food. The first part of the report contains a brief description of general considerations addressed at the meeting, including updates on matters of interest to the work of the Committee. A summary follows of the Committee's evaluations of technical, toxicological, and/or dietary exposure data for six contaminants or groups of contaminants (aflatoxins, 4,15-diacetoxyscirpenol, fumonisins, glycidyl esters, 3-MCPD esters and 3-MCPD, sterigmatocystin) as well as an evaluation of co-exposure of fumonisins with aflatoxins. Annexed to the report is a summary of the toxicological and dietary exposure information as well as the Committee's recommendations on the contaminants and groups of contaminants considered at this meeting. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |