Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a review
Phthalates are organic substances used mainly as plasticisers in the manufacture of plastics. They are ubiquitous in the environment. Although tests in rodents have demonstrated numerous negative effects of phthalates, it is still unclear whether the exposure to phthalates may also damage human heal...
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Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2005-12-01
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| author | Přemysl Mikula Zdeňka Svobodová Miriam Smutná |
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| description | Phthalates are organic substances used mainly as plasticisers in the manufacture of plastics. They are ubiquitous in the environment. Although tests in rodents have demonstrated numerous negative effects of phthalates, it is still unclear whether the exposure to phthalates may also damage human health. This paper describes phthalate toxicity and toxicokinetics, explains the mechanisms of phthalate action, and outlines the issues relating to the presence of phthalates in foods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07031e3e346f401798d36751b22e9d1e2023-02-23T03:26:58ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesCzech Journal of Food Sciences1212-18001805-93172005-12-0123621722310.17221/3394-CJFScjf-200506-0001Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a reviewPřemysl Mikula0Zdeňka Svobodová1Miriam Smutná2Department of Veterinary Public Health and Toxicology andDepartment of Veterinary Public Health and Toxicology andDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech RepublicPhthalates are organic substances used mainly as plasticisers in the manufacture of plastics. They are ubiquitous in the environment. Although tests in rodents have demonstrated numerous negative effects of phthalates, it is still unclear whether the exposure to phthalates may also damage human health. This paper describes phthalate toxicity and toxicokinetics, explains the mechanisms of phthalate action, and outlines the issues relating to the presence of phthalates in foods.https://cjfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/cjf-200506-0001_phthalates-toxicology-and-food-safety-a-review.phpdi(2-ethylhexyl)phthalatedibutyl phthalateperoxisome proliferatorsreproductive toxicity |
| spellingShingle | Přemysl Mikula Zdeňka Svobodová Miriam Smutná Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a review Czech Journal of Food Sciences di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate dibutyl phthalate peroxisome proliferators reproductive toxicity |
| title | Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a review |
| title_full | Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a review |
| title_fullStr | Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a review |
| title_short | Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a review |
| title_sort | phthalates toxicology and food safety a review |
| topic | di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate dibutyl phthalate peroxisome proliferators reproductive toxicity |
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