Implementation of food matrix effects into chemical food contaminant risk assessment

Food risk assessment plays an important role in protecting public health worldwide. Stakeholders involved in food risk assessment, such as national authorities, agencies, non‐governmental organisations (NGOs), industry and consumers, need to properly understand the terminology of food risk assessmen...

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Veröffentlicht in:EFSA journal Jg. 20; H. Suppl 2; S. e200905 - n/a
Hauptverfasser: Cioca, Ana‐Andreea, Langerholc, Tomaz, Tušar, Livija
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2022
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Schlagworte:
Arsenic
bioaccessibility
Bioavailability
Cadmium
Chemical contaminants
Chemical elements
Communication
Contaminants
Eu‐fora Series 5
Food
Food contamination
Food law
Food matrix
food regulation
Food safety
hazard
Heavy metals
Lead
Legislation
Mercury
Mercury (metal)
Metalloids
Professional relationships
Public health
Regulation
risk
Risk assessment
Risk communication
Statistical analysis
Terminology
bioavailability
hazard
chemical contaminants
risk
food regulation
bioaccessibility
food matrix
ISSN:1831-4732, 1831-4732
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Zusammenfassung:Food risk assessment plays an important role in protecting public health worldwide. Stakeholders involved in food risk assessment, such as national authorities, agencies, non‐governmental organisations (NGOs), industry and consumers, need to properly understand the terminology of food risk assessment effectively. In this respect, the first part of the EU‐FORA work programme (WP1) aimed to provide insights into the actual translation of two essential terms used in food risk assessment. ‘Hazard’ and ‘risk’ were first identified and compared between the English version of various food regulations and their equivalents in the national legislation of EU Member States. The comparison and critical evaluation revealed several inconsistencies. These inconsistencies could lead to misinterpretations, followed by errors in conducting risk assessments or communicating risks. We recommend that consistency is restored and maintained so that the message is properly communicated. The second part of the work programme (WP2) was focused on a specific area within chemical risk assessment (CRA). In this context, special attention was given to the impact of the food matrix on the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of heavy metals and metalloids. After collection and careful selection of data from scientific journals, a database with information on the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As) in different food matrices was created for future statistical analyses related to dietary exposure.
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Acknowledgements This research is funded by EFSA within the frame of the European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship Programme (EU‐FORA), cycle 2021–2022, agreement number GP/EFSA/ENCO/2020/04‐GA15. The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and to offer their special thanks to the EU‐FORA Community, representatives of EFSA Focal Points and other invited experts for their contribution to the study. Special thanks also go to Mihai Macrea, senior full‐stack software engineer, who helped create the software tool to identify the inconsistencies in the translations of the words ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ based on a comparison between regulations used in WP1.
Approved: 31 August 2022
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ISSN:1831-4732
1831-4732
DOI:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.e200905