title: One example of utilization of the 'French approach'.
abstract: This paper presented the French scientific approach to the monitoring of food additive consumption. This method consists of two steps: a first level for the detection of the risk; and a second level for a more refined estimation of additive consumption. The first step, referred to as the 'crude method' consists of using food consumption by real consumers, and a maximal authorized level for additives in each category of food. This observed mean is multiplied by a factor of 3 to evaluate the intake of high consumers. Then, when a problem is indicated, a precise evaluation is necessary. For this second step, information from food manufacturers about the real level of the utilization of additives would be useful.
authors.affiliation: SCERCAT, Service Central d'Etudes et de Réalisations du Commissariat de l'Armée de Terre, Saint-Cloud, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verger
mesh_terms: D005502:Food; D005503:Food Additives / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics
chemical_list: D005503:Food Additives