[Establishment of standards and specifications for chemical substances in foods and evaluation of exposure to maintain food safety].
Currently, consumers are very anxious about many chemical substances contained in foods. To maintain food safety, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan establishes standards and specifications on toxic chemical substances in foods, establishes analytical methods for surveillance, and investigates the daily dietary intake of food contaminants every year. This paper describes what sorts of standards and specifications for toxic chemical substances in foods have been established and what kinds of research on daily dietary intake have been performed. As the subjects for description, pesticide residues, toxic metals, dioxins, acrylamide, food additives, genetically modified food products, so-called health foods, and food allergens are included.
Division of Foods, National Institute of Health Sciences. maitani@nihs.go.jp
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D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis; D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000592:standards*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards*; D005503:Food Additives / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D030841:Food, Genetically Modified / Q000592:standards; D058870:Food, Organic / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards; D006077:Government Agencies; D007564:Japan; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration
D000485:Allergens; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005503:Food Additives