The following documents are EFSA scientific opinions relating to the activity of the NRL-MN on metals and other chemical elements in food, in their full version. For some of the articles the summary is also proposed.
Arsenic and inorganic arsenic
As Summary, 2009
Scientific Opinion on Arsenic in Food - EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2009
Scientific Report of EFSA - Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in the European population, 2014
Scientific Report of EFSA - Chronic dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic, 2021
Cadmium
Cd Summary, 2009
Cadmium in Food - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain, 2009
Scientific Opinion - Statement on tolerable weekly intake for cadmium, 2011
Scientific Report of EFSA - Cadmium dietary exposure in the European population, 2012
Chromium
Scientific Opinion on the risks to public health related to the presence of chromium in food and drinking water, 2014
Mercury and Methylmercury
Hg Summary, 2004
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the Commission related to mercury and methylmercury in food, 2004
Scientific Opinion on the risk for public health related to the presence of mercury and methylmercury in food, 2012
Scientific Opinion : Statement on the benefits of fish/seafood consumption compared to the risks of methylmercury in fish/seafood, 2015
Nickel
Scientific Opinion on the risks to public health related to the presence of nickel in food and drinking water, 2015
Scientific Opinion : Update of the risk assessment of nickel in food and drinking water, 2020
Lead
Pb Summary, 2010
Scientific Opinion on Lead in Food - EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), 2010
Scientific Report of EFSA - Lead dietary exposure in the European population, 2012
Uranium
U Summary, 2009
Scientific Opinion on Uranium in foodstuffs, in particular mineral water - EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain, 2009
Heavy metals
Report on tasks for scientific cooperation - Assessment of the dietary exposure to arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury of the population of the EU Member States, 2004
