Heavy metals, which have widespread environmental distribution and originate from natural
and anthropogenic sources, are common environmental pollutants. In recent decades, their …

Shellfish is a major component of global seafood production. Specific items include shrimp,
lobsters, oysters, mussels, scallops, clams, crabs, krill, crayfish, squid, cuttlefish, snails …

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific evaluation on the risks to
human health related to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a major global public health crisis. The food animal
industry will face escalating challenges to increase productivity while minimizing AMR, since …

Abstract Today (year 2020), the globally recognized problem of arsenic (As) contamination
of water resources and other environments at toxic levels has been reported in all of the 20 …

Seaweed is a source of protein that can help overcome the anticipated challenges of a
growing world population and the current challenges for finding alternatives for animal …

This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Ambrosia artemisiifolia
L.(Common ragweed) that are relevant to understanding its ecology. The main topics are …

Background After the discovery of fluoride as a caries-preventing agent in the mid-twentieth
century, fluoridation of community water has become a widespread intervention, sometimes …

Abstract The EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS)
provides a scientific opinion re‐evaluating the safety of silicon dioxide (E 551) when used as …

Cadmium, lead, mercury and chromium concentrations in fish muscle tissue taken from
various Sicilian areas were detected. Fish caught in Siracusa, nearby a petrochemical …