| Autor: |
Assunção, Ricardo, Boué, Géraldine, Alvito, Paula, Brazão, R., Carmona, Paulo, Carvalho, Catarina, Correia, D., Fernandes, Paulo, Jakobsen, Lea, Lopes, Carla, Martins, Carla, Membré, Jeanne-Marie, Monteiro, Sarogini, Nabais, Pedro, Thomsen, Sofie, Torres, Duarte, Pires, Sara |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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Foodstuffs, as cereal-based products, may present both potential risks and benefits to consumers. Cereal-based foods including breakfast and infant cereals, represent important components of human diets and are also among the first solid foods that young children usually eat. From the risk components, cereals are one of the most frequent foodstuffs contaminated by mycotoxins. Aflatoxins, a frequent mycotoxin found in cereals, are undoubtedly the most toxic and are associated to genotoxic, carcinogenic and immunosuppressive toxic effects. Besides chemical hazards, cereal-based foods also potentially contain microbiological hazards, as e.g. Bacillus cereus. Despite the fact that organisms cannot easily grow in low moisture foods as e.g. breakfast and infant cereals, B. cereus can persist for long periods of time and can cause illness due to possible subsequent temperature abuse that allows the organism to grow. Cereal-based products are also a source of several nutrients, including sodium, fibre and free sugars. High sodium intake is linked to increased blood pressure and also represents a risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. Regarding free sugars, WHO strongly recommends a reduced intake, up to 10% of total energy. Dietary fibre intake contributes to significant immediate and future health benefits, as e.g. promotion of normal gastrointestinal function, prevention of childhood obesity and risk reduction for future chronic diseases. The present case study, developed under RiskBenefit4EU project and funded by EFSA, aimed to assess the risks and the benefits associated to the consumption of cereal-based products by the Portuguese young children. The risks posed by breakfast and infant cereals, due to aflatoxins, B. cereus, sodium and free sugars, were evaluated against the benefits of the intake of fibre. Obtained results showed that moving from the current consumption to the considered alternative scenarios could result in a gain of healthy-life years. “RiskBenefit4EU – Partnering to strengthen the risk-benefit assessment within EU using a holistic approach” funded by EFSA (GA/EFSA/AFSCO/2017/01 – GA02). The authors declare that this study reflects only the authors’ view and EFSA is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. N/A |
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OpenAIRE |
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