Risks for human health related to the presence of grayanotoxins in certain honey
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Dieter Schrenk, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, James Kevin Chipman, Jesús del Mazo, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Christer Högstrand, L.A.P. Hoogenboom, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Carlo Nebbia, Elsa Nielsen, Evangelia Ntzani, Annette Petersen, Salomon Sand, Tanja Schwerdtle, Christiane Vleminckx, Birgit Dusemund, Andrew Hart, Patrick P. J. Mulder, Barbara Viviani, Maria Anastassiadou, Claudia Cascio, Francesca Riolo, Heather Wallace
Abstract
of 0.05 mg for the sum of GTX I and III per kg honey is protective for all age groups regarding acute intoxications. This value does not consider other grayananes in 'certain honey' and does not cover the identified genotoxicity.
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Human healthFood scienceEnvironmental healthBiologyMedicineBioactive Natural Diterpenoids ResearchEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPlant-based Medicinal Research