Update of the risk assessment of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) in food

Update of the risk assessment of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) in food

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2011 risk assessment on hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) in food. HBCDDs, predominantly mixtures of the stereoisomers α‐, β‐ and γ‐HBCDD, were widely used additive flame retardants. Concern has been raised because of the occurrence of HBCDDs...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Dieter Schrenk, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, James Kevin Chipman, Jesús del Mazo, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Elsa Nielsen, Evangelia Ntzani, Annette Petersen, Salomon Sand, Tanja Schwerdtle, Heather Wallace, Diane Benford, Peter Fürst, Martin Rose, Sofia Ioannidou, Marina Nikolič, Luisa Ramos Bordajandi, Christiane Vleminckx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
hexabromocyclododecanes
HBCDDs
occurrence
food
toxicology
human exposure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6421

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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6421

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