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

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

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16 April 2025

Help shape future risk assessment training in Europe

Professionals across Europe are invited to take part in a new survey that will help shape future training in risk assessment and related scientific fields. The PARC individual assessment survey—now open until 30 April 2025—seeks personal insights to guide the development of training programmes for 2026 and 2027.

30 April 2024

Data scarcity challenges identification of endocrine disruptors

Lack of data from the chemical industry in the EU often prevents the assessment of whether substances, for example, used in consumer products, are endocrine disrupting. This is shown in a new study from DTU National Food Institute and the University of Southern Denmark. As a result, the researchers recommend updating the information requirements in the EU legislation, REACH. They also propose various approaches for evaluating chemical substances to ensure that all available information is fully utilized.

08 February 2024

Sign up for the network on chemical risk assessment

PARCopedia is an interactive network for sharing knowledge on chemical risk assessments, part of the platform PARC: The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals. DTU National Food Institute participates in several research projects within PARC.

11 January 2024

EU project will safeguard human reproductive health from endocrine disruptors

A newly funded EU project coordinated by DTU National Food Institute aims to improve our capacity to better safeguard human reproductive health from potential harm caused by exposure to endocrine disrupting substances.

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