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Assessment of information as regards the toxicity of fumonisins for pigs, poultry and horses
fumonisins Horses Pigs Poultry toxicity Abstract: In 2018, the EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) adopted a Scientific Opinion on the risks for animal health related to the presence of ...
Update of the risk assessment of nickel in food and drinking water
exposure (MOE) Nickel sensitisation tolerable daily intake (TDI) toxicity Abstract: The European Commission asked EFSA to update its previous Opinion on nickel in food and drinking water, taking into account ...
Risk assessment of glycoalkaloids in feed and food, in particular in potatoes and potato‐derived products
tomato and aubergine. In humans, acute toxic effects of potato GA s (α‐solanine and α‐chaconine) include gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. For these effects, the CONTAM ...
Risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food
ochratoxin A (OTA) in food. OTA is produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus and Penicillium and found as a contaminant in various foods. OTA causes kidney toxicity in different animal species and kidney ...
Risk assessment of chlorinated paraffins in feed and food
dose toxicity studies. Decreased pup survival and subcutaneous haematoma/haemorrhage were also identified as critical effects for an MCCP mixture. For the LCCP mixtures tested, the liver was identified ...
In Vitro and In Vivo Toxicity Studies on Cymbopogon giganteus Chiov. Leaves Essential Oil from Benin
countries. The present study aims to evaluate the oral and inhalation toxicity as well as the mutagenic effects of the essential oil of Cymbopogon giganteus leaves (EOCG) from a sample collected in Benin. ...
Microbiological and molecular assessment of bacteriophage ISP for the control of Staphylococcus aureus
viruses'. No toxic or virulence-associated proteins were observed. The microbiological and molecular characterization of ISP supports its application in a phage cocktail for therapeutic purposes Health ...