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Urine concentrations of Arsenic and its species in adolescents from Wallonia (Belgium).
Corine; Karlien Cheyns Source: ISEAC 41, ISEAC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2023) Keywords: Arsenic speciation biomonitoring urine Abstract: In the present study, we assessed urine concentrations of As and ...
Follow‐up of the re‐evaluation of indigo carmine (E 132) as a food additive
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF); Younes, Maged; Aquilina, Gabriele; Degen, Gisela; Engel, Karl‐Heinz; Fowler, Paul; Frutos Fernandez, Maria Jose; Fürst, Peter; Gürtler, Rainer; ...
Intake of food supplements based on algae or cyanobacteria may pose a health risk due to elevated concentrations of arsenic species.
Keywords: Arsenic Food Supplements Speciation Abstract: Despite the health benefits of food supplements (FS) based on algae or cyanobacteria, the elevated arsenic (As) concentrations in these FS may raise ...
PT-2020-NRL-TE-FASFC “Determination of As, Cd, Pb and Hg in food supplements"
Keywords: proficiency test Trace Elements Abstract: From the 1st of January 2008, the laboratory for Trace Elements at Sciensano (former CODA- CERVA), Tervuren, operates as National Reference Laboratory for ...
Migration of mineral oil from cardboard packaging for food: Identification of the hazards and assessment of the exposure of the Belgian population
oil food contamination problem in Belgium, an extensive market survey was conducted including a wide variety of matrices. As saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) and aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) have ...
Screening for nanoparticles in complex matrices within a regulatory framework: are we there yet?
samples of E174 and ten food items containing E174 were investigated for their number-based size distribution of Ag particles. The food items were as well investigated for their total Ag content. Single ...
Tobacco, Sunflower and High Biomass SRC Clones Show Potential for Trace Metal Phytoextraction on a Moderately Contaminated Field Site in Belgium.
The use of high yielding crops with a sufficiently high metal accumulation is preferred as these are expected to both gradually decontaminate the soil while generating an income through biomass ...
Short-term biodistribution and clearance of intravenously administered silica nanoparticles
concerns have been raised about potential adverse effects of synthetic amorphous silica, commonly used as food additive (E551), since silica nanoparticles have been detected in food containing E551. We ...
Economic viability of phytoremediation of a cadmium contaminated agricultural area using energy maize. Part I: effect on the farmer's income.
Abstract: This paper deals with the economic viability of using energy maize as a phytoremediation crop in a vast agricultural area moderately contaminated with metals. The acceptance of phytoremediation as ...
PT-2018-NRL-TE-FASFC Determination of As, Asi, Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn and Hg in baby food. Final report on the 2018 Proficiency test organized by the national reference laboratory for trace elements in food and feed
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Karlien Cheyns; Nadia Waegeneers Source: (2018) Health Topics: Food consumption and food safety Consommation et sécurité alimentaires Voedselconsumptie en –veilighe ...