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Food consumption survey 2022-2023: Summary report on Food consumption and adherence to dietary guidelines in the Belgian population
Belgium eats and adheres to food-based dietary guidelines. It includes results on the habitual consumption of specific food groups and the proportion of the population meeting food-based dietary guidelines ...
A Benchmark Dose-based strategy for evaluating the combined effects of genotoxic compounds
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Julie Sanders; Roel Anthonissen; George Johnson; Tamara Vanhaecke; Birgit Mertens Source: BelTox Annual Meeting, Brussels, ...
Towards Characterization and genotoxicity assessment of mycotoxin mixtures present in food.
Mertens Source: BelTox Annual Meeting, Brussels, Belgium (2023) Keywords: additivity benchmark dose modelling genotoxicity mixtures Mycotoxins Health Topics: Food consumption and food safety Consommation ...
Strain-level characterization without culture enrichment? Easing and accelerating outbreak investigation using shotgun metagenomics facilitated with nanopore adaptive sampling
adaptive sampling, following whole genome amplification to increase the amount of genetic material to meet sequencing standards. The strain-level data analysis was performed as previously described (Buytaers ...
Design and Application of a Semi-automated Workflow including In Silico Models to support the Risk Assessment of Food Contact Material Substances
Manganaro; Els Van Hoeck; Birgit Mertens Source: BelTox Annual Meeting, Antwerp, Belgium (2022) Keywords: (Q)SAR Chemical risk assessment food contact materials Health Topics: Food consumption and food safety ...
Development, Validation and Application of a Targeted LC-MS Method for Quantification of Microcystins and Nodularin: Towards a Better Characterization of Drinking Water
[6,7]. Increasing the use of surface water could be necessary to meet the current and future water demand. However, the switch to surface water is accompanied by certain pitfalls, as mentioned by the ...
Benchmarking the nutrition-related commitments and practices of major Belgian food companies.
actions do not meet recommended best practices. Performance indicators show large potential for improvement across policy domains and industries. Government regulations are urgently needed to improve food ...
Evaluation of the shucking of certain species of scallops contaminated with domoic acid with a view to the production of edible parts meeting the safety requirements foreseen in the Union legislation
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM); Dieter Schrenk; Margherita Bignami; Laurent Bodin; Jesús del Mazo; Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp; Christer Hogstrand; Kevin James Chipman; Jean‐Charl ...
Evaluation of the shucking of certain species of scallops contaminated with lipophilic toxins with a view to the production of edible parts meeting the safety requirements foreseen in the Union legislation
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM); Dieter Schrenk; Margherita Bignami; Laurent Bodin; Jesús del Mazo; Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp; Christer Hogstrand; Kevin James Chipman; Jean‐Charl ...
Food cost and adherence to guidelines for healthy diets: evidence from Belgium.
https://www.sciensano.be/en/biblio/food-cost-and-adherence-guidelines-healthy-diets-evidence-belgium
BACKGROUND / OBJECTIVES: Evidence on whether healthy diets are more expensive than less healthy diets is mixed. The relative cost of meeting healthy diet guidelines in Belgium was estimated. SUBJECTS ...