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Risk-benefit assessment of cereal-based foods consumed by children - a case study under RB4EU project

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dc.contributor.authorAssunção, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorBoué, Géraldine
dc.contributor.authorAlvito, Paula
dc.contributor.authorBrazão, R.
dc.contributor.authorCarmona, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, D.
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorJakobsen, Lea
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Carla
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Carla
dc.contributor.authorMembré, Jeanne-Marie
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Sarogini
dc.contributor.authorNabais, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorThomsen, Sofie
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Duarte
dc.contributor.authorPires, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-07T16:28:03Z
dc.date.available2020-06-07T16:28:03Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-27
dc.description.abstractFoodstuffs, as cereal-based products, may present both potential risks and benefits to consumers. Cereal-based foods including breakfast and infant cereals, represent important components of human diets and are also among the first solid foods that young children usually eat. From the risk components, cereals are one of the most frequent foodstuffs contaminated by mycotoxins. Aflatoxins, a frequent mycotoxin found in cereals, are undoubtedly the most toxic and are associated to genotoxic, carcinogenic and immunosuppressive toxic effects. Besides chemical hazards, cereal-based foods also potentially contain microbiological hazards, as e.g. Bacillus cereus. Despite the fact that organisms cannot easily grow in low moisture foods as e.g. breakfast and infant cereals, B. cereus can persist for long periods of time and can cause illness due to possible subsequent temperature abuse that allows the organism to grow. Cereal-based products are also a source of several nutrients, including sodium, fibre and free sugars. High sodium intake is linked to increased blood pressure and also represents a risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. Regarding free sugars, WHO strongly recommends a reduced intake, up to 10% of total energy. Dietary fibre intake contributes to significant immediate and future health benefits, as e.g. promotion of normal gastrointestinal function, prevention of childhood obesity and risk reduction for future chronic diseases. The present case study, developed under RiskBenefit4EU project and funded by EFSA, aimed to assess the risks and the benefits associated to the consumption of cereal-based products by the Portuguese young children. The risks posed by breakfast and infant cereals, due to aflatoxins, B. cereus, sodium and free sugars, were evaluated against the benefits of the intake of fibre. Obtained results showed that moving from the current consumption to the considered alternative scenarios could result in a gain of healthy-life years.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship“RiskBenefit4EU – Partnering to strengthen the risk-benefit assessment within EU using a holistic approach” funded by EFSA (GA/EFSA/AFSCO/2017/01 – GA02). The authors declare that this study reflects only the authors’ view and EFSA is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.pt_PT
dc.description.versionN/Apt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6939
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectCereal-based Foodspt_PT
dc.subjectMycotoxinspt_PT
dc.subjectChildrenpt_PT
dc.subjectSegurança Alimentarpt_PT
dc.subjectToxicologiapt_PT
dc.subjectAvaliação de Riscopt_PT
dc.subjectSaúde Humana
dc.titleRisk-benefit assessment of cereal-based foods consumed by children - a case study under RB4EU projectpt_PT
dc.typeconference object
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceAveiro, Portugalpt_PT
oaire.citation.title3rd International Conference on Food Contaminants (ICFC 2019): Challenges in Risk Assessment, 26-27 September 2019pt_PT
rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpt_PT

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