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Cadmium in food ‐ Scientific opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain

2009; Wiley; Volume: 7; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2903/j.efsa.2009.980

1831-4732

Heavy metals in environment

EFSA JournalVolume 7, Issue 3 980 OpinionOpen Access Cadmium in food - Scientific opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)Search for more papers by this author European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)Search for more papers by this author First published: 20 March 2009 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2009.980Citations: 105 Panel members: Jan Alexander, Diane Benford, Andrew Cockburn, Jean-Pierre Cravedi, Eugenia Dogliotti, Alessandro Di Domenico, Maria Luisa Férnandez-Cruz, Peter Fürst, Johanna Fink-Gremmels, Corrado Lodovico Galli, Philippe Grandjean, Jadwiga Gzyl, Gerhard Heinemeyer, Niklas Johansson, Antonio Mutti, Josef Schlatter, Rolaf van Leeuwen, Carlos Van Peteghem, Philippe Verger. Acknowledgement: The European Food Safety Authority wishes to thank the members of the Working Group on Cadmium in food for the preparation of this opinion: Agneta Åkesson, Eugenia Dogliotti, Alessandro Di Domenico, Corrado Galli, Philippe Grandjean, Jadwiga Gzyl, Lars Järup, Oliver Lindtner, Antonio Mutti, Gunnar Nordberg and Eija-Riitta Venäläinen, and as ad-hoc experts Elena Dellatte, Gunnar Johansson and Bettina Julin. Adoption date: 30 January 2009 Published date: 20 March 2009 Question number: EFSA-Q-2007-138 AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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