Benzene as a Chemical Hazard in Processed Foods
Joint Authors
Salviano dos Santos, Vânia Paula
Medeiros Salgado, Andréa
Guedes Torres, Alexandre
Signori Pereira, Karen
Source
International Journal of Food Science
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Abstract EN
This paper presents a literature review on benzene in foods, including toxicological aspects, occurrence, formation mechanisms, and mitigation measures and analyzes data reporting benzene levels in foods.
Benzene is recognized by the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) as carcinogenic to humans, and its presence in foods has been attributed to various potential sources: packaging, storage environment, contaminated drinking water, cooking processes, irradiation processes, and degradation of food preservatives such as benzoates.
Since there are no specific limits for benzene levels in beverages and food in general studies have adopted references for drinking water in a range from 1–10 ppb.
The presence of benzene has been reported in various food/beverage substances with soft drinks often reported in the literature.
Although the analyses reported low levels of benzene in most of the samples studied, some exceeded permissible limits.
The available data on dietary exposure to benzene is minimal from the viewpoint of public health.
Often benzene levels were low as to be considered negligible and not a consumer health risk, but there is still a need of more studies for a better understanding of their effects on human health through the ingestion of contaminated food.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salviano dos Santos, Vânia Paula& Medeiros Salgado, Andréa& Guedes Torres, Alexandre& Signori Pereira, Karen. 2015. Benzene as a Chemical Hazard in Processed Foods. International Journal of Food Science،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salviano dos Santos, Vânia Paula…[et al.]. Benzene as a Chemical Hazard in Processed Foods. International Journal of Food Science No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Salviano dos Santos, Vânia Paula& Medeiros Salgado, Andréa& Guedes Torres, Alexandre& Signori Pereira, Karen. Benzene as a Chemical Hazard in Processed Foods. International Journal of Food Science. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1065981
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1065981