Guidance on the use of the benchmark dose approach in risk assessment

by EFSA Scientific Committee, Simon John More, Vasileios Bampidis, Diane Benford, Claude Bragard, Thorhallur Ingi Halldorsson, Antonio F Hernández‐Jerez, Susanne Hougaard Bennekou, Kostas Koutsoumanis, Claude Lambré, Kyriaki Machera, Wim Mennes, Ewen Mullins, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Dieter Schrenk, Dominique Turck, Maged Younes, Marc Aerts, Lutz Edler, Salomon Sand, Matthew Wright, Marco Binaglia, Bernard Bottex, Jose Cortiñas Abrahantes, Josef Schlatter
Published 2022-10-01

Presence of free gossypol in whole cottonseed

by EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Lars Barregård, Margherita Bignami, Beat Brüschweiler, Sandra Ceccatelli, 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, Heather Wallace, Jan Alexander, Bruce Cottrill, Karen Mackay
Published 2017-07-01

Assessment of a decontamination process for dioxins and PCBs from fish meal by replacement of fish oil

by 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, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Anne‐Katrine Lundebye, Manfred Metzler, Paolo Colombo, Christer Hogstrand
Published 2018-02-01

Assessment of a decontamination process for dioxins and PCBs from fish meal by hexane extraction and replacement of fish oil

by 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, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Anne‐Katrine Lundebye, Manfred Metzler, Paolo Colombo, Christer Hogstrand
Published 2018-02-01

Assessment of a decontamination process for dioxins and dioxin‐like PCBs in fish oil by physical filtration with activated carbon

by 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, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P. Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Anne‐Katrine Lundebye, Manfred Metzler, Paolo Colombo, Christer Hogstrand
Published 2017-07-01

Scientific opinion on the evaluation of substances as acceptable previous cargoes for edible fats and oils

by 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, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Nebbia, Isabelle Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Konrad Grob, André Penninks, Marco Binaglia, Ruth Roldán Torres, Christiane Vleminckx
Published 2017-01-01

Risks for human health related to the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey, tea, herbal infusions and food supplements

by 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, Heather Wallace, José Angel Gomez Ruiz, Marco Binaglia
Published 2017-07-01

Update: use of the benchmark dose approach in risk assessment

by EFSA Scientific Committee, Anthony Hardy, Diane Benford, Thorhallur Halldorsson, Michael John Jeger, Katrine Helle Knutsen, Simon More, Alicja Mortensen, Hanspeter Naegeli, Hubert Noteborn, Colin Ockleford, Antonia Ricci, Guido Rychen, Vittorio Silano, Roland Solecki, Dominique Turck, Marc Aerts, Laurent Bodin, Allen Davis, Lutz Edler, Ursula Gundert‐Remy, Salomon Sand, Wout Slob, Bernard Bottex, Jose Cortiñas Abrahantes, Daniele Court Marques, George Kass, Josef R. Schlatter
Published 2017-01-01

Assessment of a decontamination process for hydrocyanic acid in linseed intended for use in animal feed

by 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, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P. Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Anne‐Katrine Lundebye, Manfred Metzler, Paolo Colombo, Christer Hogstrand
Published 2017-10-01

Assessment of decontamination processes for dioxins and dioxin‐like PCBs in fish oil by physical filtration with activated carbon

by 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, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P. Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Anne‐Katrine Lundebye, Manfred Metzler, Paolo Colombo, Christer Hogstrand
Published 2017-12-01

Risks for animal health related to the presence of zearalenone and its modified forms in feed

by 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, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Chiara Dall'Asta, Sven Dänicke, Gunnar‐Sundstøl Eriksen, Andrea Altieri, Ruth Roldán‐Torres, Isabelle P Oswald
Published 2017-07-01

Effect on public health of a possible increase of the maximum level for ‘aflatoxin total’ from 4 to 10 μg/kg in peanuts and processed products thereof, intended for direct human co...

by 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, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Peter Fürst, Katleen Baert, José Cortiñas Abrahantes, Bruno Dujardin, Krizia Ferrini, Annette Petersen
Published 2018-02-01

Update of the risk assessment on 3‐monochloropropane diol and its fatty acid esters

by 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, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle P Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Alfonso Lampen, Ian Morris, Aldert Piersma, Dieter Schrenk, Marco Binaglia, Sara Levorato, Christer Hogstrand
Published 2018-01-01

Risks for animal health related to the presence of fumonisins, their modified forms and hidden forms in feed

by 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, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Chiara Dall'Asta, Gunnar‐Sundstøl Eriksen, Ionelia Taranu, Andrea Altieri, Ruth Roldán‐Torres, Isabelle P Oswald
Published 2018-05-01

Appropriateness to set a group health based guidance value for nivalenol and its modified forms

by EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, 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, Heather Wallace, Chiara Dall'Asta, Arno C Gutleb, Manfred Metzler, Dominique Parent‐Massin, Marco Binaglia, Hans Steinkellner, Jan Alexander
Published 2017-04-01

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

by 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, Michael Dinovi, Wim Mennes, Josef Schlatter, Dieter Schrenk, Katleen Baert, Bruno Dujardin, Heather Wallace
Published 2017-10-01

Appropriateness to set a group health based guidance value for T2 and HT2 toxin and its modified forms

by EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle‐Katrine Knutsen, 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 Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Chiara Dall'Asta, Arno Gutleb, Manfred Metzler, Isabelle Oswald, Dominique Parent‐Massin, Marco Binaglia, Hans Steinkellner, Jan Alexander
Published 2017-01-01

Risks for public health related to the presence of tetrodotoxin (TTX) and TTX analogues in marine bivalves and gastropods

by 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, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Nathalie Arnich, Diane Benford, Luis Botana, Barbara Viviani, Davide Arcella, Marco Binaglia, Zsuzsanna Horvath, Hans Steinkellner, Mathijs vanManen, Annette Petersen
Published 2017-04-01

Appropriateness to set a group health‐based guidance value for fumonisins and their modified forms

by EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle‐Katrine Knutsen, 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, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Chiara Dall'Asta, Arno C Gutleb, Hans‐Ulrich Humpf, Corrado Galli, Manfred Metzler, Isabelle P Oswald, Dominique Parent‐Massin, Marco Binaglia, Hans Steinkellner, Jan Alexander
Published 2018-02-01

Erucic acid in feed and food

by EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Jan Alexander, Lars Barregård, Margherita Bignami, Beat Brüschweiler, Sandra Ceccatelli, Michael Dinovi, Lutz Edler, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Christer Hogstrand, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Carlo Stefano Nebbia, Isabelle Oswald, Annette Petersen, Martin Rose, Alain‐Claude Roudot, Tanja Schwerdtle, Günter Vollmer, Heather Wallace, Bruce Cottrill, Eugenia Dogliotti, Juha Laakso, Manfred Metzler, Leonardo Velasco, Katleen Baert, Jose Angel Gómez Ruiz, Enikő Varga, Barbara Dörr, Rita Sousa, Christiane Vleminckx
Published 2016-11-01