Thursday, October 26, 2017

EFSA confirms health concerns for furans in food

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on the risk to human health of the presence of furan and methylfurans (2-methylfuran, 3-methylfuran, and 2,5-dimethylfuran) in food. The agency has found that “consumer exposure to furan and methylfurans in food could lead to possible long-term liver damage.”

from IFT Daily News http://ift.tt/2hd6Gud

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