Project description
Evaluating hazards posed by food additives
Colours and sweeteners are just two of the most common additives used to give food a marketable quality. There are several hundred food additives allowed on the EU market. Since safety assessments are based on currently available evidence, the long-term health impact of additives intake is a growing concern. The findings of recent animal and cell-based tests suggest several additives have harmful effects on human health. The EU-funded ADDITIVES project proposes innovative tools developed to collect precise and repeated data, including names and brands, on foods and beverages widely consumed. Based on a combination of epidemiological studies and in vitro/in vivo tests, it will elucidate individual exposure to food additives in relation to obesity, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and mortality.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technology
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic health
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinecardiologycardiovascular diseases
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncology
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionobesity
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant
Host institution
75654 Paris
France
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Beneficiaries (2)
75654 Paris
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75007 Paris Cedex 07
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