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| Summary |
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee
convened to evaluate the safety of various food contaminants, with the
aim to advise on risk management options for the purpose of public health
protection.
The first part of the report contains a general discussion of the principles
governing the toxicological evaluation of contaminants and assessments of
dietary exposure. A summary follows of the Committee s evaluations of
technical, toxicological and dietary exposure data for certain food contaminants:
acrylamide, arsenic, deoxynivalenol, furan, mercury and perchlorate.
Annexed to the report are tables summarizing the Committee s recommendations
for dietary exposures and toxicological evaluations of the food
contaminants considered. |
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