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Food Additives and Contaminants journal software for modelling dietary exposure to food chemicals and nutrients

Uncertainty analysis of the use of a retailer fidelity card scheme in the assessment of food additive intake.

Background: The feasibility of using a retailer fidelity card scheme to estimate food additive intake was investigated in an earlier study. Fidelity card survey information was combined with information provided by the retailer on levels of the food colour Sunset Yellow (E110) in the foods to estimate a daily…
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Authors: McNamara C, Mehegan J, O’Mahony C, Safford B, Smith B, Tennant D, Buck N, Ehrlich V, Sardi M, Haldemann Y, Nordmann H, Jasti PR.
Publication date: 20131004

Probabilistic Aggregate Exposure Modelling for a Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial in Personal Cleansing Products

Realistic estimates of chemical aggregate exposure are needed to ensure consumer safety and satisfy the requirements of regulators. In most cases, aggregate exposure is estimated simply by adding deterministic exposures from all product types containing the chemical. However, this summation will result in an unrealistically-conservative estimate since individuals vary…
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Authors: Tozer Sarah, J F Nash, and E.J. Daly
Publication date: 20130901

Modelling framework for assessment of dietary exposure to added flavouring substances within the FACET (Flavours, Additives, and Food Contact Material Exposure Task) project.

This paper provides a model to assess dietary exposure to flavouring substances intentionally added to food. The purpose is to describe the approaches currently available and their scientific basis. The proposed exposure model for flavouring substances envisages three different levels of refinement: basic, intermediate and refined. At the two…
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Authors: Mistura Lorenz, Stefania Sette, Cian O’Mahony, Karl-Heinz Engel, John Mehegan, Catherine Leclercq On behalf of the Flavours, Additives, and Food Contact Material Exposure Task (FACET) Consortium
Publication date: 20130801

Compiled European Food Consumption Database

Food consumption data is a key element of EFSA’s risk assessment activities, forming the basis of dietary exposure assessment at the European level. In 2011, EFSA released the Comprehensive European Food Consumption Database, gathering detailed consumption data from 34 national food consumption surveys representing 66,492 individuals from 22 EU…
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Authors: O’Mahony Cian, Vilone Giulia
Publication date: 20130419

Patent: Resource allocation system : US 20110138055 A1

The present application provides a scalable system for managing requests for compute resources using a cloud computing architecture. The system estimates the total processing time of each computation in advance and monitors the progress of each computation to provide a more accurate estimate of remaining processing time. In this…
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Authors: Daly Edmond James, David Rohan, Cronan McNamara
Publication date: 20110609

European consumer exposure to cosmetic products, a framework for conducting population exposure assessments Part 2.

Access to reliable exposure data is essential for the evaluation of the toxicological safety of ingredients in cosmetic products. This study complements the data set obtained previously (Part 1) and published in 2007 by the European cosmetic industry acting within COLIPA. It provides, in distribution form, exposure data on…
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Authors: Hall B, Steiling W, Safford B, Coroama M, Tozer S, Firmani C, McNamara C, Gibney M.
Publication date: 20101118

Patent: Printing apparatus, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program

In image processing that performs an image search, user convenience is improved. An image processing apparatus includes a permitted time setting unit that sets a permitted necessary time for image search, a search condition setting unit that sets the number of search stages in series relations with each other…
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Authors: Hayaishi Ikuo, Cronan McNamara, David Rohan, Edmond James Daly
Publication date: 20090417

EFSA, EFSA. (2007) Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Plant protection products and their Residues on acute dietary intake assessment of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables.

Acute dietary intake is one of the factors considered by Member States, the European Commission and international authorities when setting Maximum Residue Leve is (MRL S) for pesticides. The MRL is the maximum concentration of a pesticide residue (expressed as mg/kg that is legally permitted in or on a…
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Authors: The EFSA Journal (2007) 538, 1-88
Publication date: 20070810