The presence of pesticide residues in apples raises serious health concerns, especially
when the fresh fruits are consumed by children, particularly vulnerable to the pesticide …

Fumonisins, mycotoxins commonly found in cereal and cereal-based products, are
associated with a wide range of toxic effects. Dietary risk assessments for fumonisins have …

Uncertainty analysis is an important component of dietary exposure assessments in order to
understand correctly the strength and limits of its results. Often, standard screening …

This paper presents the first study of pesticide residue results in grain from Kazakhstan. A
total of 80 samples: barley, oat, rye, and wheat were collected and tested in the accredited …

Protein food intake appears to partially structure dietary patterns, as most current emergent
diets (eg, vegetarian and flexitarian) can be described according to their levels of specific …

The worldwide occurrence of aflatoxins (AFB 1, AFB 2, AFG 1, AFG 2), genotoxic
mycotoxins, in raw maize, rice, sorghum and wheat samples collected since the year 2000 …

The metal cadmium (Cd) is a widespread environmental pollutant with documented adverse
effects on the kidneys and bones from long-term environmental exposure, but with …

Arsenic is a ubiquitous, naturally occurring metalloid that poses a significant risk for human
cancer and non-cancer diseases. It is now evident that arsenic contamination in food …

Identification and characterisation of dietary patterns are needed to define public health
policies to promote better food behaviours. The aim of this study was to identify the major …

Abstract Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a metabolite of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), is detected in milk
obtained from ruminants fed AFB1-contaminated feedstuff. Considering the potential risk of …