carcinogenicity

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Two Commonly Consumed Fresh and Smoked Fishes in Ekiti State and their Effects on Human Health

S. S. Asaolu, A. J. Adesina, A. A. Adebawore & A. A. Araromi · Asian Food Science Journal · 2019

Background and Objective: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have received substantial consideration as an environmental organic pollutant in many continents such as Africa, Europe, and Asia as well as parts of America. Many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds have been prove...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2019/v13i230099

Evaluation of Potassium Bromate in Bread in Ibadan Metropolis: Fifteen Years after Ban in Nigeria

Augustine I. Airaodion, Ogbonnaya Ewa, Emmanuel O. Ogbuagu, Uloaku Ogbuagu, Aanu P. Agunbiade & Abiodun P. Oloruntoba · Asian Food Science Journal · 2019

Background: In 2003, the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the agency responsible for regulating drugs, foods and chemicals in Nigeria, banned the use of potassium bromate in bread on account of its deleterious effect and carcinogenicity in human...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2019/v7i429976