Update on furan levels in food from monitoring years 2004-2010 and exposure assessment

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Series Details 2011; 9(9):2347
Publication Date 2011
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in September 2011, issued a report with the latest Member State monitoring results of the levels of furan found in food. This is the third report on furan in food published by EFSA since 2009. With the inclusion of 2009 and 2010 findings, the report comprises 17% new data and is the first to include exposure estimates for different populations drawn from data from EFSA’s recently established Comprehensive European Food Consumption Database.

Furan is an organic compound formed during heat-treatment which has been shown to be carcinogenic in animal laboratory studies.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2347.htm
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EFSA: News, 1.9.11: Updated report on furan in food includes new exposure estimates http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/datex110901.htm

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