Background: In risk-benefit assessment of food and nutrients, several studies so far have focused on comparison of two scenarios to weigh the health effect against each other. One obvious next step is finding the optimum scenario that provides maximum net health gains. Aim: This...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/9285
Brominated flame retardants, like polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), are environmental contaminants which have entered the human food chain. In this context the concentrations of several PBDEs were measured in food items commonly available in the Netherlands in 2004 and 2008...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6756
Background: Seed sprouts contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms, such as Salmonella spp. and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) present an unacceptable health risk to consumers. An outbreak that occurred in Australia during 2005 and 2006 due to the consumption of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/11245
Daphne Van Der Bend, Joost Van Dieren, Marta De Vasconcelos Marques, Nick L. W. Wezenbeek, Niki Kostareli, Patricia Guerreiro Rodrigues, Elisabeth H. M. Temme, Susanne Westenbrink & Hans Verhagen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Nutrient profiling is an important tool for governments, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) and for the food industry, to help consumers make healthier food choices. Multiple nutrient profiling systems (NPS) have been introduced worldwide. There is, however, no agreement on t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/10305
Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (Calcium Disodium EDTA, C10H12CaN2Na2O8.2H2O) is a derivative of EthylenediamineTetraacetic Acid and is an approved food additive (E385). It is used as preservative, sequestrant, flavouring agent, and colour retention agent in foods. A...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/10405
Background: In mid-2012, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) received an application to change the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code so that the minimum L-histidine content of infant formula sold in Australia and New Zealand could be reduced from 12 to 10 mg/100k...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/11579
Ulf Hammerling, Eva Freyhult, Anna Edberg, Salomon Sand, Sisse Fagt, Vibeke Kildegaard Knudsen, Lene Frost Andersen, Anna Karin Lindroos, Daniel Soeria-Atmadja & Mats G. Gustafsson·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Although computational multivariate data analysis (MDA) already has been employed in the dietary survey area, the results reported are based mainly on classical exploratory (descriptive) techniques. Therefore, data of a Swedish and a Danish dietary survey on young consumers (4 to...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/9082
In view of the rapid increase in the globalisation of the economy, assuring food safety within the European Union is a challenge. The range and variety of foods on offer in Europe continue to rise steadily. The demands not only on food companies but also on the European Union and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/11197
Aims: The current study attempted to examine risk perceptions related to safety of various commonly consumed foods and perceived health hazards associated with such risk perceptions among home food preparers. Study Design: A cross-sectional study in urban and rural areas. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/10366
Aim: This study examined the nutritional knowledge, infant feeding practices of mothers and the nutritional status of children in Lagos State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional survey design was used. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in three selected L...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7604