Risks for public health related to the presence of furan and methylfurans in food

Risks for public health related to the presence of furan and methylfurans in food

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risk to human health of the presence of furan and methylfurans (2‐methylfuran, 3‐methylfuran and 2,5‐dimethylfuran) in food. They are formed in foods during thermal processing and can co‐occur. Furans are produced from se...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Jan Alexander, Lars Barregård, Margherita Bignami, Beat Brüschweiler, Sandra Ceccatelli, Bruce Cottrill, Michael Dinovi, Lutz Edler, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Kevin Chipman, Bruno De Meulenaer, Wim Mennes, Josef Schlatter, Dieter Schrenk, Katleen Baert, Bruno Dujardin, Heather Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-10-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
furan
2‐methylfuran
3‐methylfuran
2,5‐dimethylfuran
food
risk assessment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.5005

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https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.5005

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