Health and Welfare Canada

TL;DR: The effects of MAP on the growth and survival of foodborne pathogens are considered, including the major psychrotrophic pathogens, the mesophiles such as the salmonellae and staphylococci, as well as the microaerophilic Campylobacter jejuni.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a data base containing information relevant to the setting of Toxic Equivalency Factors (TEFs), and, based on the available information, to assess the relative potencies and to derive consensus TEFs for PCDDs, PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs.

TL;DR: The health risks to Canadians due to the presence of zearalenone in food products have been evaluated and important differences in the biotransformation ofZearalinone were noted, with greater amounts of alpha-zearAlenol, the more estrogenic metabolite, formed in man and the pig compared to rodents.

TL;DR: It is concluded that both the atmosphere and the ocean are important transport media for potentially toxic organic compounds in the northern polar region and even for the HCH substances, which are relatively easily measured and simple in composition compared to other synthetic organics.

TL;DR: It is recommended that exposure to OA be kept to a minimum, and further monitoring programs are required to better define the overall residue profile of OA in cereal grains, animal feeds, animal food products, and human blood.