Chemical Impurities in Food---Allowable Xenobiotics

Ethylene oxide C RES, KID, adrenal glands, skeletal muscles, RPS 

Notes All chemicals listed target the skin and eyes. Entries with C after their names are known or suspected carcinogens. Those with T after their names are teratogenic. Abbreviations RES, respiratory system CNS, central nervous system PNS, peripheral nervous system GI, gastrointestinal system KID, kidneys LIV, liver RPS, reproductive system. 

The list in Table 10.1 contains numerous lipophiles and hydrophiles. A vast number of mixture combinations are possible. Though most mixtures have not been studied, one possible binary mixture from this list—hexane and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)—has a known synergism. 

MEK (and other ketones on the EAFUS list not shown in Table 10.1) potentiates the neurotoxicity of hexane. I27  

It is not implied here that all the toxic chemicals listed on the EAFUS list are present in all foods, or in any one meal. Many food additives, however, contain large numbers of toxic chemicals. 

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