Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Food Additives and Child Health. |
| Authors: |
Trasande, Leonardo, Shaffer, Rachel M., Sathyanarayana, Sheela |
| Source: |
Pediatrics. Aug2018, Vol. 142 Issue 2, p1-11. 11p. |
| Subjects: |
Children's health, Endocrine diseases, Food packaging, Food additives, Food contamination, Food handling, Income, Pediatricians, Policy sciences, Preventive health services, Toxicity testing, Vocational rehabilitation, Disease management, Social services case management |
| Abstract: |
Increasing scientific evidence suggests potential adverse effects on children's health from synthetic chemicals used as food additives, both those deliberately added to food during processing (direct) and those used in materials that may contaminate food as part of packaging or manufacturing (indirect). Concern regarding food additives has increased in the past 2 decades in part because of studies that increasingly document endocrine disruption and other adverse health effects. In some cases, exposure to these chemicals is disproportionate among minority and lowincome populations. This report focuses on those food additives with the strongest scientific evidence for concern. Further research is needed to study effects of exposure over various points in the life course, and toxicity testing must be advanced to be able to better identify health concerns prior to widespread population exposure. The accompanying policy statement describes approaches policy makers and pediatricians can take to prevent the disease and disability that are increasingly being identified in relation to chemicals used as food additives, among other uses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
