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Characterization of suspected illegal skin whitening cosmetics.

EU market. A newly developed screening method using ultra high performance liquid chromatography-time off flight-mass spectrometry allows routine analysis of suspected products. 163 suspected skin ...

Evaluation of a screening system for obesogenic compounds: screening of endocrine disrupting compounds and evaluation of the PPAR dependency of the effect.

effects. This threshold based method was combined with the well described strictly standardized mean difference (SSMD) method for classification of non-, weak- or strong obesogenic compounds. In the next ...

Intake and dietary sources of haem and non-haem iron among European adolescents and their association with iron status and different lifestyle and socio-economic factors.

sources and; (2) to evaluate the relation of iron intake and status in European adolescents. SUBJECTS / METHODS: Two non-consecutive 24-h recalls were completed by a computerised tool. The socio-demographic ...

MLVA as a tool for public health surveillance of human Salmonella Typhimurium: prospective study in Belgium and evaluation of MLVA loci stability.

demonstrates that MLVA improves public health surveillance of S. Typhimurium. However, the 5-loci MLVA should be complemented with other subtyping methods for investigation of possible outbreaks with frequent ...

Development and validation of qualitative SYBR®Green real-time PCR for detection and discrimination of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes.

and the “Definition of minimum performance requirements for analytical methods of GMO testing”. The developed assays target the iap, prs and hlyA genes that belong to or neighbour the virulence cluster ...

Estimation of dietary aluminum exposure of the Belgian adult population: evaluation of contribution of food and kitchenware.

on 552 pooled samples. The estimated usual daily intake of Al was calculated with the Nusser method, and amounted to 0.030mg/kg bodyweight bw/day, or 21% of the Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake ...

Determinants of folate status in pregnant women: results from a national cross-sectional survey in Belgium.

fetus. Folate status was determined in a representative sample of Belgian pregnant women and determinants of folate status were assessed. SUBJECTS / METHODS: The women were selected using a multi-stage ...

Fortification of bread with iodized salt corrected iodine deficiency in school-aged children, but not in their mothers: a national cross-sectional survey in Belgium.

their mothers. METHODS: The study was cross-sectional. In a van, equipped with an ultrasound device, the thyroid volumes (Tvol) of children were measured and household salt samples and urine samples were collected ...

Prevalence and levels of Bacillus cereus emetic toxin in rice dishes randomly collected from restaurants and comparison with the levels measured in a recent foodborne outbreak.

dishes collected from various restaurants was therefore evaluated using the liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry method, which allows for the direct quantification of the toxin in ...

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