Example — aflatoxins. By John Herrman, WHO

Table of Contents

• Aflatoxins

• JECFA

• Endpoints of assessment for food contaminants (1)

• Endpoints of assessment for food contaminants (2)

• Provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI)

• Irreducible level

• Quantitative risk assessment

• Aflatoxin B1

• Assessment of carcino-genicity of aflatoxin B1

• Carcinogenic potency of aflatoxin B1

• Population risks (1)

• Population risks (2)

• Hypothetical standards

• Low-risk group – potency

• Low-risk group – intake

• Low-risk group – population risks

• Higher-risk group – potency

• Higher-risk group – intake

• Higher-risk group – population risks

• Selected conclusions of JECFA

• Use of potency estimates

• Risk determination

• Vulnerable population groups

• Population risks vs risks of vulnerable groups

• Further details

• JECFA summary