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Perspectives on toxicological risk--an example: foodborne carcinogenic risk.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1515037     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Epidemiologists estimate that approximately one third of all cancer deaths can be attributed to diet. It is instructive to attempt to apportion this dietary carcinogenic risk to the specific classes of foodstuffs and food additives, pesticides, etc., that are typically regulated. When this is done it is evident that virtually all the calculated risk can be attributed to naturally occurring carcinogens in the diet. This article indicates that both epidemiological data and the simplest kind of risk assessment agree that foodborne carcinogenic risk probably overwhelmingly originates from the food itself and not from additives, pesticides, or contaminants.
Authors:
R J Scheuplein
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical reviews in food science and nutrition     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1040-8398     ISO Abbreviation:  Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr     Publication Date:  1992  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-10-02     Completed Date:  1992-10-02     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8914818     Medline TA:  Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  105-21     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Office of Toxicological Sciences, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Carcinogens*
Cookery
Food*
Food Additives / adverse effects
Food Contamination*
Humans
Mycotoxins
Neoplasms / etiology*
Pesticides / adverse effects
Risk Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Carcinogens; 0/Food Additives; 0/Mycotoxins; 0/Pesticides

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