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Risk assessment of glycoalkaloids in feed and food, in particular in potatoes and potato‐derived products
Panel identified a lowest‐observed‐adverse‐effect level of 1 mg total potato GA s/kg body weight (bw) per day as a reference point for the risk characterisation following acute exposure. In humans, no ...
Risk to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances in food
https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio/risk-human-health-related-presence-perfluoroalkyl-substances-food
adverse effects observed in humans. Based on the estimated LB exposure, but also reported serum levels, the CONTAM Panel concluded that parts of the European population exceed this TWI, which is of concern. ...
Weight and head circumference at birth in function of placental paraben load in Belgium: an ENVIRONAGE birth cohort study
products. Epidemiological studies regarding the adverse effects of parabens on fetuses are limited. The aim of this study was to determine the association between placental paraben exposure and birth ...
Scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of quinolizidine alkaloids in feed and food, in particular in lupins and lupin‐derived products
content and when ‘lupin‐based meat imitates’ are consumed. For horses, companion and farm animals, other than salmonids, the available database on adverse effects was too limited to identify ...
Assessing the endocrine activity of PAHs using the DRE-, ERE- and PPARγ CALUX bioassays
with our hormonal system by binding to endocrine receptors, resulting in adverse health effects such as reproductive damage, developmental impairment, obesity, diabetes and cancers. The aim of this study ...
Migration of mineral oil from cardboard packaging for food: Identification of the hazards and assessment of the exposure of the Belgian population
insights in the possible health risks associated with MOAH exposure. Based on these scenarios, adverse human health effects could not be excluded highlighting the need for more data to perform a more ...
Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017
Acute care hospitals antimicrobial use Healthcare-associated infection Abstract: Antimicrobial agents used to treat infections are life-saving. Overuse may result in more frequent adverse effects and ...
Personal exposure to traffic-related air pollutants and relationships with respiratory symptoms and oxidative stress: A pilot cross-sectional study among urban green space workers.
Pilot Projects Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Respiratory System Soot Urban Population Vehicle Emissions Abstract: Exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with various adverse health ...
How to overcome political and legal barriers to the implementation of a drug consumption room: an application of the policy agenda framework to the Belgian situation
DCR s are supported by a large body of evidence about public safety and public health effectiveness. However, a political consensus has never been achieved in Belgium on amending the existing law that ...
Personal exposure to traffic-related air pollutants and relationships with respiratory symptoms and oxidative stress: A pilot cross-sectional study among urban green space workers
pollution has been associated with various adverse health effects including respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological diseases. Exposure data for some specific pollutants and settings are however still ...