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Physico-chemical risks
Most of the time, human food comes from a complex technological chain, including vegetable and animal production techniques and conservation, transformation, and distribution procedures.
A number of substances are used throughout this food chain and must be monitored and assessed in order to prevent harmful health effects.
The assessment of risks related to the various parts of the food chain is a key point for ensuring health safety.
There could be substances present in the raw materials like pollution or plant residues, or added, or appearing during the manufacturing and transformation processes. Lastly, the materials used for storing, containing, and packaging foods also undergo assessment and monitoring.
The unit for the evaluation of physico-chemical risks of the department for the evaluation of nutritional and health risks work on this topic.
Human food
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