Challenging conventional risk assessment with respect to human exposure to multiple food contaminants in food: A case study using maize. Issue 1 (1st October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Clarke, R.; Connolly, L.; Frizzell, C.; Elliott, C.T.
• Is Part Of: Toxicology letters. Volume 238:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 54
• Page End: 64
• Publication Date: 2015-10-01
• Subjects: Toxicology -- Periodicals; 363.179
• DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.07.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0378-4274

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0040"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Multiple chemical contaminants threaten the safety of many food commodities.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Cytotoxicity was found at concentrations representing legal limits.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The most cytotoxic mixture was (tertiary mycotoxins plus Cd/As/CP/PM).</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Synergy was evident at concentrations contaminating maize above legal limits.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>