Sentences with phrase «current toxicity studies»

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The FDA maintains that studies using standardized toxicity tests have shown BPA to be safe at the current low levels of human exposure.

From Civil Eats: «Maricel Maffini [author of a 2013 study on data gaps in toxicity testing of chemicals allowed in U.S. foods] suggests the FDA's current system of approving food additives could be improved by requiring additive safety to be reviewed periodically and by basing safety information on how much people actually eat.»

While the majority of studies on ADs during pregnancy are focused on teratogenic effects, delivery complications and neonatal toxicity, current knowledge on the potential harmful effects on child development, including autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and emotional or behavioural problems in infancy and adolescence, are very unsatisfactory.