Last updated on 23-8-2019 by Anonymous (not verified)
Authors
Helle Katrine Knutsen; Jan Alexander; Lars Barregård; Margherita Bignami; Beat Brüschweiler; Sandra Ceccatelli; Bruce Cottrill; Michael Dinovi; Bettina Grasl-Kraupp; Christer Hogstrand; Laurentius Hoogenboom; Carlo Stefano Nebbia; Isabelle P Oswald; Annette Petersen; Martin Rose; Alain-Claude Roudot; Tanja Schwerdtle; Christiane Vleminckx; Günter Vollmer; Heather Wallace; S. De Saeger; Eriksen, Gunnar Sundstøl; Peter Farmer; Jean-Marc Fremy; Gong, Yun Yun; Karsten Meyer; Dominique Parent-Massin; Hans van Egmond; Andrea Altieri; Paolo Colombo; Zsuzsanna Horváth; Sara Levorato; Lutz EdlerKeywords
Abstract:
Abstract 4,15-Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS) is a mycotoxin primarily produced by Fusarium fungi and occurring predominantly in cereal grains. As requested by the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) assessed the risk of DAS to human and animal health related to its presence in food and feed. Very limited information was available on toxicity and on toxicokinetics in experimental and farm animals. Due to the limitations in the available data set, human acute and chronic health-based guidance values (HBGV) were established based on data obtained in cl…