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Persistent Organic Pollutants in Food: Contamination Sources, Health Effects and Detection Methods

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  • Wenjing Guo

    (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Bohu Pan

    (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Sugunadevi Sakkiah

    (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Gokhan Yavas

    (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Weigong Ge

    (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Wen Zou

    (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Weida Tong

    (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Huixiao Hong

    (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

Abstract

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) present in foods have been a major concern for food safety due to their persistence and toxic effects. To ensure food safety and protect human health from POPs, it is critical to achieve a better understanding of POP pathways into food and develop strategies to reduce human exposure. POPs could present in food in the raw stages, transferred from the environment or artificially introduced during food preparation steps. Exposure to these pollutants may cause various health problems such as endocrine disruption, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, birth defects, and dysfunctional immune and reproductive systems. This review describes potential sources of POP food contamination, analytical approaches to measure POP levels in food and efforts to control food contamination with POPs.

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  • Wenjing Guo & Bohu Pan & Sugunadevi Sakkiah & Gokhan Yavas & Weigong Ge & Wen Zou & Weida Tong & Huixiao Hong, 2019. "Persistent Organic Pollutants in Food: Contamination Sources, Health Effects and Detection Methods," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-29, November.
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