ABSTRACT A total of 1 105 samples of animal-and plant-derived products, including milk
and milk products, eggs, meat and meat products,(herbal) teas and (herbal) food …

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are secondary metabolites of plant families such as Asteraceae
or Boraginaceae and are suspected to be genotoxic carcinogens. Recent investigations …

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are widely distributed plant toxins with species dependent
hepatotoxic, carcinogenic, genotoxic and pneumotoxic risks. In a recent European Food …

EFSA was asked by the European Commission to deliver a scientific opinion on the risks for
human health related to the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA s) in honey, tea, herbal …

Two sample preparation methods were developed (graphitised carbon and C18 solid phase
extraction clean-up) and validated in house using liquid chromatography and tandem mass …

Acute liver toxicity, specifically in the form of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (HVOD), is
known from reports on human poisonings following ingestions of 1, 2-unsaturated …

Background In the last years, several food alerts have identified high levels of pyrrolizidine
alkaloids (PAs) in a wide variety of food products, highlighting their occurrence as a …

An analytical platform for the detection of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in honey, pollen, teas,
herbal infusions, and dietary supplements is proposed; it includes a wide-scope suspect …

An analytical procedure for the screening of 118 pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) was
successfully validated and applied to their quantitative determination in food supplements …

Plant-produced 1, 2-dehydropyrrolizidine ester alkaloids and their N-oxides (PAs) not only
cause acute poisoning of humans and livestock, but also the likely harmful cryptic effects of …