Project to update the principles and methods for the assessment of chemicals in food
Principles and methods for the risk assessment of chemicals in food
EHC 240
ISBN 978 92 4 157240 8 (WHO, 2009)
The monograph has been developed so that the key chapters are stand-alone documents, which allows for update of specific chapters as required. The individual chapters as well as all other relevant parts of the document are published here separately.
- Front Matters (Preamble, Preface, Table of Content) [pdf 998kb]
- Acronyms and Abbreviations [pdf 905kb]
- Summary (English) [pdf 1.08Mb]
- Chapter 1: Introduction [pdf 1.12Mb]
- Chapter 2: Risk Assessment and its Role in Risk Analysis [pdf 1.21Mb]
- Chapter 3: Chemical Characterization, Analytical Methods and the Development of Specifications [pdf 1.05Mb]
- Chapter 4: Hazard Identification and Characterization: Toxicological and Human Studies [pdf 1.86Mb]
- Chapter 5: Dose-Response Assessment and Derivation of Health-Based Guidance Values [pdf 1.17Mb]
- Chapter 6: Dietary Exposure Assessment of Chemicals in Food [pdf 1.56Mb]
- Chapter 7: Risk Characterization [pdf 1Mb]
- Chapter 8: Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs [pdf 1.33Mb]
- Chapter 9: Principles Related to Specific Groups of Substances [pdf 1.42Mb]
- Annex 1: Glossary of Terms [pdf 999kb]
- Annex 2: Dose Conversion Table [pdf 851kb]
- Résumé: French summary [pdf 1Mb]
- Resumen: Spanish Summary [pdf 1Mb]
- Cumulative Index [pdf 1.10Mb]