title: Food and feed chemical contaminants in the European Union: Regulatory, scientific, and technical issues concerning chemical contaminants occurrence, risk assessment, and risk management in the European Union.
abstract: A priority of the European Union is the control of risks possibly associated with chemical contaminants in food and undesirable substances in feed. Following an initial chapter describing the main contaminants detected in food and undesirable substances in feed in the EU, their main sources and the factors which affect their occurrence, the present review focuses on the "continous call for data" procedure that is a very effective system in place at EFSA to make possible the exposure assessment of specific contaminants and undesirable substances. Risk assessment of contaminants in food atances in feed is carried currently in the European Union by the CONTAM Panel of EFSA according to well defined methodologies and in collaboration with competent international organizations and with Member States.
authors.affiliation: a Unit of Human Nutrition and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Roma , Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silano
authors.affiliation: b Medical School, II University of Roma Tor Vergata , Roma , Italy.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Silano
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity; D005062:European Union; D005502:Food / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005513:Food Inspection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007881:Legislation, Food / Q000639:trends; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards / Q000633:toxicity; D024382:Professional Role; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D000078329:Workforce
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010573:Pesticide Residues
keywords: Contaminants; feed; food; undesiradable substance