Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants: Sixty-eight Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

by World Health Organization, J. C. Larsen

Overview

This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, including flavoring agents with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to preparing specifications for identity and purity. The Committee also evaluated the risk posed by two food contaminants with the aim of advising on risk management options for the purpose of public health protection.

Annexed to the report are tables summarizing the Committee’s recommendations for intakes and toxicological evaluations of the food additives and contaminants considered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789241209472
Publisher:	World Health Organization
Publication date:	04/28/2008
Series:	WHO Technical Report Series
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.