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Kontaminanti fil-Katina tal-Ikel

Il-Bord dwar Kontaminanti fil-Katina tal-Ikel (CONTAM) jipprovdi pariri xjentifiċi dwar kontaminanti fil-katina tal-ikel u sustanzi mhux mixtieqa bħal tossikanti naturali, mikotossini u residwi ta’ sustanzi mhux awtorizzati.

Il-Membri tal-Bord tal-CONTAM huma xjenzati minn madwar l-Ewropa b’għarfien espert f’dawn li ġejjin:

  • Kimika – kimika organika, inorganika u analitika, ipproċessar alimentari u tal-għalf fil-qasam ta’ kontaminanti kimiċi
  • Valutazzjoni ta’ esponiment – huwa meħtieġ għarfien espert speċjalment fir-rigward tal-valutazzjoni ta’ esponiment alimentari tal-kontaminanti kimiċi inkluż l-għarfien dwar l-istħarriġiet dwar il-konsum tal-ikel
  • Tossikoloġija tal-bniedem u veterinarja (fil-valutazzjoni tar-riskju tas-sustanzi kimiċi) – assorbiment, distribuzzjoni, metaboliżmu, eskrezzjoni (ADME) ta’ sustanzi (tossikokinetiċi u tossikodinamiċi), tossiċità subkronika u kronika (studji b’doża ripetuta), ġenotossiċità u mutaġeniċità, tossiċità għall-iżvilupp u riproduttiva, karċinoġeniċità, allerġeniċità u immunotossiċità.
  • Testijiet tossikoloġiċi f’annimali sperimentali – interpretazzjoni tal-effetti tossiċi tal-kontaminanti kimiċi fl-annimali tal-irziezet u fl-annimali domestiċi
  • Epidemjoloġija – bijomarkaturi tal-effetti u l-esponiment u l-interpretazzjoni tad-data tal-bniedem)
  • Statistika – valutazzjoni tal-effetti tar-rispons għad-doża, eż. l-immudellar tad-doża ta’ riferiment u l-analiżi ta’ settijiet ta’ data kumplessi (epidemjoloġiċi)
  • Nutrizzjoni tal-annimali – valutazzjoni ta’ esponiment tal-annimali.

Membri tal-Bord

Membri tal-Bord tal-CONTAM, 2018-2024

Il-kompożizzjoni tal-bord u d-Dikjarazzjonijiet ta’ Interessi.

Membri Preċedenti tal-Bord

2015-2018

President: Helle Katrine Knutse
Viċi President: Lutz Edler; Christiane Vleminckx
Membri: Jan Alexander; Lars Barregard; Margherita Bignami; Beat Brüschweiler, minn Lulju 2016; Sandra Ceccatelli; Bruce Cottrill; Michael Dinovi; Bettina Grasl-Kraupp; Christer Hogstrand; Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom; Carlo Stefano Nebbia; Isabelle Oswald; Annette Petersen; Vera Maria Rogiers, sa Ġunju 2016; Martin Rose; Alain-Claude Roudot; Tanja Schwerdtle; Guenter Vollmer; Heather Wallace

2012-2015

President: Diane Benford
Viċi President: Peter Fürst; Dieter Schrenk
Membri: Sandra Ceccatelli; Bruce Cottrill; Michael DiNovi; Eugenia Dogliotti; Lutz Edler; Peter Farmer; Anne Katrine Lundebye; Laurentius Ron Hoogenboom; Helle Katrine Knutsen; Manfred Metzler; Antonio Mutti; Carlo Stefano Nebbia; Michael O’Keeffe; Annette Petersen; Ivonne Rietjens, sa Mejju 2014; Vittorio Silano, sa Lulju 2014; Hendrik Van Loveren; Christiane Vleminckx; Pieter Wester

2009-2012

President: Josef Schlatter
Viċi President: Diane Benford; Rolaf van Leeuwen
Membri: Jan Alexander; Alan Boobis; Sandra Ceccatelli; Bruce Cottrill, minn Mejju 2011; Jean-Pierre Cravedi; Alessandro di Domenico; Daniel Doerge; Eugenia Dogliotti; Lutz Edler; Peter Farmer; Metka Filipic; Johanna Fink-Gremmels; Peter Fürst; Thierry Guérin; Helle Katrine Knutsen; Christopher Livesey, sa Lulju 2009; Miroslav Machala; Antonio Mutti; Martin Rose, minn Mejju 2011; Philippe Verger, sa Novembru 2009

Id-Dikjarazzjonijiet ta’ Interessi u s-CVs ta’ membri preċedenti tal-Bord huma disponibbli fuq interestmanagement [at] efsa.europa.eu (talba).

Working groups

Arsenic in food

BFRs in food

Delta-8-THC

Dioxins update

Genotoxicity of beauvericin

Lectins

Perchlorate in food

SWG on feed detoxification

Closed working groups

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Acrylamide in Food

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Aflatoxins in food

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Alkaloids

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Ambrosia in Feed

Aspergillus toxins

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Brominated Flame Retardants

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Chlorate in Food

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Chlorinated Paraffins in food and feed

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Chromium and nickel

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Dioxins in food and feed

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Dioxins in food for children

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Ergot Alkaloids in feed

Erucic acid in food and feed

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Fumonisins in feed

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Furan in food

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Fusarium toxins

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Glycoalkaloids in food and feed

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Gossypol in whole cotton seed

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Grayanotoxins in certain honey

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Health-based guidance value (HBGV) for mycotoxins

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HMF in honey bees

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Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) in apricot kernels

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Masked mycotoxins in food and feed

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Maximum level of aflatoxins in peanuts

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Maximum levels (MLs) of deoxynivalenol in certain cereal products

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MCPD and glycidyl esters

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Meat inspection - contaminants

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Mercury in food

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Mineral hydrocarbons in food

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Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOH) in food

Mycotoxins in feed

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Nickel in feed

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Nickel in food

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Nitrites and nitrates in feed

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Nitrofurans and their metabolites in food

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Nitrosamines in food

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Non-allowed pharmacologically active substances in food and feed and their reference points for action (2015-2018)

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Ochratoxin A (OTA) in feed

Ochratoxin A in food

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Opium alkaloids

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Perchlorate in food (2014)

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Perchlorate in food correcting opinion

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PFAS in food

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Phorbol esters in Jatropha kernel meal

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Plastic microparticles and nanoparticles

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Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in feed and food

Previous cargoes

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Previous cargoes - re-evaluation

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Previous cargoes 2016

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Quinolizidine alkaloids in food and feed

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Reference Points for Action

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Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in milk and other products of animal origin

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TTX in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods

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WG on scallops

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Zearalenone in feed

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