Persistent organic pollutants in food: contamination sources, health effects and detection methods

W Guo, B Pan, S Sakkiah, G Yavas, W Ge… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

Effect of persistent organic pollutants on human health in South Korea: A review of the reported diseases

L Rokni, M Rezaei, M Rafieizonooz, E Khankhajeh… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) usually originate from human activities and have been
released into the environment for several decades. They are highly resistant to natural …

Persistent organic pollutants in the environment: Risk assessment, hazards, and mitigation strategies

A Mishra, M Kumari, R Kumar, K Iqbal… - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are widely distributed toxic contaminants that pose a
risk to both human and wildlife. They are persistent toxic compounds and can bio magnify …

The sources of chemical contaminants in food and their health implications

IA Rather, WY Koh, WK Paek, J Lim - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Food contamination is a matter of serious concern, as the high concentration of chemicals
present in the edibles poses serious health risks. Protecting the public from the degrees of …

Persistent organic pollutants and adverse health effects in humans

Q Qing Li, A Loganath, Y Seng Chong… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are synthetic chemicals that have an intrinsic resistance
to natural degradation processes, and are therefore environmentally persistent. The …

Persistent toxic chemicals in the US food supply

KS Schafer, SE Kegley - Journal of Epidemiology & Community …, 2002 - jech.bmj.com
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have spread throughout the global environment to
threaten human health and damage ecosystems, with evidence of POPs contamination in …

Chemical contamination pathways and the food safety implications along the various stages of food production: a review

K Lebelo, N Malebo, MJ Mochane… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Historically, chemicals exceeding maximum allowable exposure levels have been
disastrous to underdeveloped countries. The global food industry is primarily affected by …

Environmental chemical contaminants in food: review of a global problem

LA Thompson, WS Darwish - Journal of toxicology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contamination by chemicals from the environment is a major global food safety issue,
posing a serious threat to human health. These chemicals belong to many groups, including …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs): state of the science

KC Jones, P De Voogt - Environmental pollution, 1999 - Elsevier
The environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are
fascinating areas of scientific research. Our objective in this paper is to provide a brief …

Food pollution: a comprehensive review of chemical and biological sources of food contamination and impact on human health

M Garvey - Nutrire, 2019 - Springer
Background Safe food production is a vital part of providing nutrient-dense food to meet
consumer demand. The production and distribution of food is a multistep system from farm to …