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- Risk-benefit assessment in foods: a case study involving mycotoxinsPublication . Alvito, Paula; Assunção, Ricardo; Martins, C.; Viegas, S.; Fernandes, P.; Carvalho-Oliveira, I.; Torres, D.; Monteiro, S.; Nabais, P.; Membré, J.M.; Boué, G.; Persson, M.; Thompsen, S.; Jakobsen, L.; Pires, S.; Poulsen, M.State of the art. Data from a recent Portuguese national project that studied the toxic effects of children exposure (under 3 years old) to multiple mycotoxins in infant foods (MYCOMIX) reported the co-occurrence of 21 mycotoxins and metabolites present in breakfast cereals primarily marketed for children. This study showed that 96% of the analyzed breakfast cereal samples were contaminated with mycotoxins1,2. The output of this project also highlighted the knowledge gaps on the contra-balance beneficial health effect of these foods, and the need to determine the risk-benefit balance, since the evaluated food products, namely breakfast cereals, are simultaneously recognized vehicles of food components, like nutrients, vitamins and water soluble and insoluble fibers, which could be assumed as beneficial for children health.
- Risk-Benefit Assessment in foods: a case study involving mycotoxinsPublication . Alvito, Paula; Assunção, R.; Martins, Carla; Viegas, S.; Fernandes, P.; Carvalho-Oliveira, I.; Torres, D.; Lopes, C.; Monteiro, S.; Nabais, P.; Membré, J.M.; Boué, G.; Persson, M.; Thompsen, S.; Jakobsen, L.; Pires, S.; Poulsen, M.Over the last years, the contamination of different foodstuffs with multiple mycotoxins has been highly reported. Data from a recent Portuguese national project that studied the toxic effects of exposure of children under 3 years old to multiple mycotoxins in infant foods (MYCOMIX) reported the co-occurrence of twenty-one mycotoxins and metabolites present in breakfast cereals primarily marketed for children. This study showed that almost all of the analyzed breakfast cereal samples (96%) were contaminated with mycotoxins. The output of this project also highlighted the knowledge gaps on the contra-balance beneficial health effect of these foods, and the need to determine the risk-benefit balance, since the evaluated food products, namely breakfast cereals, are simultaneously recognized vehicles of food components, like nutrients, vitamins and water soluble and insoluble fibers, which could be assumed as beneficial for children health. Health risks associated with consumption of cereal-based foods, an important source of nutrients with beneficial health effects, could increase in the near future due to climate changes in Europe (dry conditions and increased ambient temperatures) thus the dissemination and use of the Risk-Benefit Assessment (RBA) harmonized tools in Europe would be of utmost importance to support food and health policies. Can we ever have a harmonized tool that enables food and health authorities to estimate the balance between risk and benefit of foods usually contaminated by mycotoxins, as cereals-based products? is a question that can be raised in an attempt to contribute to brainstorm under the topic of the 10th Conference of the World Mycotoxin Forum. “RiskBenefit4EU – Partnering to strengthen the risk-benefit assessment within EU using a holistic approach” (Grant Agreement Number GP/EFSA/AFSCO/2017/01 - GA02) is a recent European pilot project funded by EFSA and coordinated by Portugal (PT), integrating a multidisciplinary team from health and food institutes, national food safety authorities, R&D institutions and academia from PT, Denmark (DK) and France (FR). The main objectives of RiskBenefit4EU concerns the development of a set of RBA tools that can estimate the overall health effects of foods, food ingredients and diets and that can be applied to data from different countries. RiskBenefit4EU aims to strengthen the EU capacity to assess and integrate food risks and benefits in the areas of microbiological, nutritional and chemical components through the development of a harmonized framework. This pilot project will validate the RBA framework created using a Portuguese case study on breakfast cereals, including results obtained under MYCOMIX project.
- Risk-Benefit Assessment in foods: a tool for a better food and health policy in EuropePublication . Assunção, R.; Martins, C.; Brazão, R.; Fernandes, P.; Carvalho-Oliveira, I.; Torres, D.; Lopes, Carla; Carvalho, C.; Vasconcelos, F.; Monteiro, S.; Nabais, P.; Carmona, P.; Persson, M.; Thomsen, S.; Jakobsen, L.; Pires, S.; Poulsen, M.; Membré, JM; Boué, G; Alvito, PaulaRiskBenefit4EU – Partnering to strengthen the risk–benefit assessment within EU using a holistic approach, is a recent European pilot project funded by EFSA and coordinated by Portugal (PT), integrating a multidisciplinary team from health and food institutes, national food safety authorities, R&D institutions and academia from PT, Denmark (DK) and France (FR). The main objectives of RiskBenefit4EU concerns the development of a set of Risk–Benefit Assessment (RBA) tools to assess and integrate food risks and benefits in the areas of microbiological, nutritional and chemical components through the development of a harmonised framework. This pilot project will validate the RBA framework created using a Portuguese case study on cereal-based foods. The research idea for food safety in risk assessment is to create an international network on RBA to promote and disseminate the outputs and knowledge acquired under RiskBenefir4EU, at European level. This network aims to promote knowledge and capacity building on RBA (acquired under RiskBenefit4EU) among European early stage researchers and to apply the harmonised framework on their countries. Health risks associated with consumption of cereal-based foods, an important source of nutrients with beneficial health effects, could increase soon due to climate changes in Europe (dry conditions and increased ambient temperatures could promote an increase in toxins production; occurrence of emergent compounds) so the dissemination and use of the RBA harmonized tools related with ingestion of cereal-based foods and derivatives could contribute to support future food and health policy in Europe.
- RiskBenefit4EU – Partnering to strengthen the risk-benefit assessment within EU using a holistic approachPublication . Assunção, Ricardo; Martins, Carla; Viegas, S.; Fernandes, P.; Carvalho-Oliveira, I.; Torres, D.; Lopes, C.; Monteiro, Sarogini; Nabais, Pedro; Membré, Jeanne-Marie; Boué, Géraldine; Persson, Marie; Thompsen, Sofie; Jakobsen, Lea; Pires, Sara; Poulsen, Morten; Alvito, Paula“RiskBenefit4EU – Partnering to strengthen the risk-benefit assessment within EU using a holistic approach” is a recent European pilot project funded by EFSA and coordinated by Portugal (PT). This project integrates a multidisciplinary team from health and food institutes, national food safety authorities, R&D institutions and academia from PT, Denmark (DK) and France (FR). The main objectives of RiskBenefit4EU concerns the development of a set of RBA tools that can estimate the overall health effects of foods, food ingredients and diets and that can be applied to data from different countries. RiskBenefit4EU aims to strengthen the EU capacity to assess and integrate food risks and benefits using an holistic approach integrating the areas of toxicological, nutritional and microbiological components through the development of a harmonized framework. This pilot project will validate the RBA framework created using data from different areas of the Portuguese reality: a Portuguese case study on breakfast cereals, including results obtained under the MYCOMIX project (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsKaz3mt2J4), the National Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Survey (IAN-IF, https://ian-af.up.pt/) and data provided under the National Sampling Plan (PNCA, http://www.asae.gov.pt/).