TY - JOUR
T1 - Residues in beeswax: a health risk for the consumer of honey and beeswax?
AU - Wilmart, Olivier
AU - Legrève, Anne
AU - Scippo, Marie-Louise
AU - Reybroeck, Wim
AU - Urbain, Bruno
AU - de Graaf, Dirk C.
AU - Steurbaut, Walter
AU - Gustin, Pascal
AU - Nguyen, Bach Kim
AU - Saegerman, Claude
PY - 2016/10/14
Y1 - 2016/10/14
N2 - A scenario analysis in regard to the risk of chronic exposure of consumers to residues through the consumption of contaminated honey and beeswax was conducted. Twenty-two plant protection products and veterinary substances of which residues have already been detected in beeswax in Europe were selected. The potential chronic exposure was assessed by applying a worst-case scenario based on the addition of a “maximum” daily intake through the consumption of honey and beeswax to the theoretical maximum daily intake through other foodstuffs. For each residue, the total exposure was finally compared to the acceptable daily intake. It is concluded that the food consumption of honey and beeswax contaminated with these residues considered separately does not compromise the consumer’s health, provided proposed action limits are met. In regard to residues of flumethrin in honey and in beeswax, “zero tolerance” should be applied.
AB - A scenario analysis in regard to the risk of chronic exposure of consumers to residues through the consumption of contaminated honey and beeswax was conducted. Twenty-two plant protection products and veterinary substances of which residues have already been detected in beeswax in Europe were selected. The potential chronic exposure was assessed by applying a worst-case scenario based on the addition of a “maximum” daily intake through the consumption of honey and beeswax to the theoretical maximum daily intake through other foodstuffs. For each residue, the total exposure was finally compared to the acceptable daily intake. It is concluded that the food consumption of honey and beeswax contaminated with these residues considered separately does not compromise the consumer’s health, provided proposed action limits are met. In regard to residues of flumethrin in honey and in beeswax, “zero tolerance” should be applied.
U2 - 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02813
DO - 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02813
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
SN - 0021-8561
VL - 64
SP - 8425
EP - 8434
JO - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
JF - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
IS - 44
M1 - DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02813
ER -