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Chemical Exposure

On a daily basis we are exposed to numerous chemical substances from many different sources. When exposed to a mixture of numerous chemicals simultaneously, the mixture can have a significant negative effect even at low exposure levels. DTU National Food Institute researches the large number of potentially harmful chemical substances and assesses the consequences in regards to food safety with particular focus on endocrine disruptors, cocktail effects and the development of computer models that can predict the harmful effects.

Chemical contaminants Cocktail effects Endocrine disrupters Reproductive Toxicology Predictive Toxicology

Calculating chemical mixture effects online

An online tool from DTU calculates the risk of a mixture effect arising from people being exposed to several cocktails simultaneously that have similar harmful effects

Fluorinated substances in food packaging

Read about the Danish food authorities' guidance value on fluorinated substances in food packaging to reduce the use of these substances

Foto: DTU Fødevareinstituttet

Protecting children from harmful chemicals

Read an article about the National Food Institute’s work in the area of endocrine disrupting substances and cocktail effects

Tool checks for harmful chemical substances

Database containing more than 600,000 chemical structures offers an overview of the harmful effects associated with chemical substances

Cheaper and quicker methods of analysis

Read about research from DTU National Food Institute that will make it easier, faster and cheaper to generate data about problematic substances in foods

Publications

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  • Food Production Engineering
  • Molecular and Reproductive Toxicology
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News about chemical exposure

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DK: Drikkevand i glas. Foto: Colourbox.dk | UK: Drinking water in glass. Colourbox.dk

02 november 2021

Generating knowledge on chemical mixtures’ harmful effects

EU project will generate knowledge to help pinpoint substances in chemical mixtures that are harmful to human health—without animal testing.

Inaugural lecture

05 juli 2021

Invitation to Professor Jens Jørgen Sloth’s inaugural lecture

Come to an inaugural lecture and hear how research can improve methods for analyzing foods to determine their content of chemicals, which can either benefit or harm human health.

Rottetestikler fra clotrimazolestudie. Foto: DTU Fødevareinstituttet

16 juni 2021

Over-the-counter fungicide can disrupt hormones

The active ingredient in medicines commonly used to treat yeast infections has the potential to disrupt steroid hormone levels, according to a study from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark. This can have consequences for sexual development in unborn babies if women use these medicines during pregnancy.

Sædcelle trænger ind i æg. Foto: Colourbox.dk

14 januar 2021

Towards new methods for replacing animal testing

A novel alternative approach that can identify chemicals, which affect male reproductive health without the use of animal tests has been developed in a research project led by the Technical University of Denmark.

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