Katja Merches, Elisabeth Eckert, Frederik Börnke, Henning Hintzsche, Hauke Reimann
{"title":"Risikobewertung von Lebensmitteln mit Expositionswerten unterhalb des LOAEL: Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze am Beispiel CBD","authors":"Katja Merches, Elisabeth Eckert, Frederik Börnke, Henning Hintzsche, Hauke Reimann","doi":"10.1007/s00003-024-01517-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00003-024-01517-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lebensmittel gelten gemäß Artikel 14 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 178/2002 (BasisVO) als gesundheitsschädlich, wenn sie wahrscheinlich Gesundheitsschäden bei Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher verursachen. Dieser Artikel argumentiert am Beispiel von Cannabidiol (CBD), dass Lebensmittel auch bei Substanzexpositionen unterhalb des LOAEL (lowest observed adverse effect level) als gesundheitsschädlich eingestuft werden können und sollten, um den gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz zu gewährleisten. Hierzu wird ein Vergleich zwischen einer approximativ-probabilistischen und einer klassisch-deterministischen Risikobewertung durchgeführt.</p>","PeriodicalId":622,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety","volume":"19 3","pages":"323 - 326"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141645513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of the implementation of the certification of second-tier quality control in Taiwan food businesses and common non-conformities","authors":"Shin-Yu Chen, Keng-Wen Lien","doi":"10.1007/s00003-024-01518-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00003-024-01518-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration has implemented a three-tier quality control system to enhance food safety. This system includes self-management of food businesses, external certification, and government inspection. Ten categories of food businesses are required to comply with this system. By the end of 2023, over 90% of the food businesses successfully completed the second-tier certification. Statistical analysis revealed no significant correlation between non-conformity counts and factors such as capital amount, food industry type, or times of certifications. Non-conformity issues mainly arose from violations of good hygiene practices and discrepancies between the actual execution and the established hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) system in food businesses. These issues, potentially due to a lack of hygiene and safety awareness among employees, will not cause an immediate hazard for the time being but allow for early identification of potential risks, thereby improving overall food safety.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":622,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety","volume":"19 4","pages":"425 - 436"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141585246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Constanze Sproll, Stephan G. Walch, Dirk W. Lachenmeier
{"title":"Rechtsprechung zu toxikologischen Schwellenwerten","authors":"Constanze Sproll, Stephan G. Walch, Dirk W. Lachenmeier","doi":"10.1007/s00003-024-01515-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00003-024-01515-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Toxicological thresholds such as Acceptable Daily Intake, Acute Reference Dose, and Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level are used to assess food safety, considering potential risks from short and long-term exposure to certain ingredients and contaminants. This article explains the significance and application of these toxicological thresholds in expert opinions and their current assessment in case law, which must balance the tension between consumer interests and protection, as well as the legitimate economic interests of food companies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":622,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety","volume":"19 3","pages":"327 - 333"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00003-024-01515-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141576659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Drivers of frequent fair-trade coffee purchase in France: insights from a large-scale survey using an extended theory of planned behavior","authors":"Zohra Ghali, Karim Garrouch, Jean-Louis Pernin","doi":"10.1007/s00003-024-01514-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00003-024-01514-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study examines the drivers of purchase frequency for fair-trade products using an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) model. The impacts of behavioral control, subjective norms, and attitudes on behavioral intention and purchase frequency were analyzed. Additionally, the study explores how altruistic values, reflecting benefits for producers and the environment, influence attitudes toward fair-trade products and how gender and spirituality moderate the relationships between behavioral intention and its predictors. A survey of 2,174 fair-trade coffee consumers in France was conducted, and data were analyzed using structural equation modeling in AMOS software. The findings indicate that attitude, social norms, and behavioral control significantly affect behavioral intention, which in turn influences purchase frequency. Attitudes toward fair-trade products were predicted only by the benefits to producers. Gender and spirituality significantly moderated the relationships between behavioral control and subjective norms with behavioral intention, but not between attitude and behavioral intention. This study validates the TPB in the context of fair-trade consumption and extends the theory to include the moderating roles of spirituality and gender. Insights from this research can help managers and policymakers refine communication and marketing strategies to promote fair-trade product consumption.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":622,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety","volume":"19 3","pages":"279 - 292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141546632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher Weidner, Jakob Frenzel, Daniela Bartsch, Hans-Ulrich Waiblinger, Joachim Mankertz
{"title":"Guideline for the verification of digital PCR methods in analytical GMO testing","authors":"Christopher Weidner, Jakob Frenzel, Daniela Bartsch, Hans-Ulrich Waiblinger, Joachim Mankertz","doi":"10.1007/s00003-024-01516-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00003-024-01516-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The international working group “Development of methods for identification of foodstuffs produced by means of genetic engineering techniques” was established pursuant to § 64 of the German Food and Feed Code (LFGB). It has developed a guideline for implementing and verifying digital PCR methods previously validated as real-time PCR techniques. While event-specific methods in testing of genetically modified organisms (GMO) have traditionally relied on real-time PCR, new digital PCR technologies offer significant advantages and therefore, leading to an increased use by control laboratories. This guideline provides practical recommendations for transferring the real-time PCR to digital PCR and for verifying the digital PCR method. The guideline is applicable to analysis of GMO in food, feed and seed and is freely available on the website of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":622,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety","volume":"19 3","pages":"335 - 337"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00003-024-01516-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141529502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Niklas Lindekamp, Stefan Weigel, Benjamin Sachse, Bernd Schäfer, Sascha Rohn, Nadja Triesch
{"title":"Comprehensive analysis of 19 cannabinoids in commercial CBD oils: concentrations, profiles, and safety implications","authors":"Niklas Lindekamp, Stefan Weigel, Benjamin Sachse, Bernd Schäfer, Sascha Rohn, Nadja Triesch","doi":"10.1007/s00003-024-01513-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00003-024-01513-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nineteen cannabinoids, including Δ<sup>9</sup>-THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol), were quantified in 22 CBD oils, 2 CBG (cannabigerol) oils, and 2 CBN (cannabinol) oils, marketed as food supplements, aroma oils, or cosmetic preparations. Analyses were conducted using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). The declared concentrations of CBD (or CBG, CBN) in the oils ranged from 2.5 to 20%. Actual concentrations compared to declared concentrations ranged from 81 to 226%. CBD concentrations of up to 9 mg per drop were found. Δ<sup>9</sup>-THC was detected in 20 of 26 samples, with concentrations ranging from 5 to 1576 mg/kg (mean = 536 mg/kg). Considering the highest daily intake suggested by one manufacturer (20 drops) and a body weight of 70 kg, the measured Δ<sup>9</sup>-THC concentration in 50% (n = 13) of the products would exceed the acute reference dose (ARfD) of 1 µg/kg body weight (bw) derived for Δ<sup>9</sup>-THC by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). For 7 samples, only 2 drops of oil would be sufficient to exceed the ARfD of Δ<sup>9</sup>-THC.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":622,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety","volume":"19 3","pages":"259 - 267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00003-024-01513-9.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141529504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frauke Kirsch, Eva-Maria Kröner, Robert Lange, Julia Niemeyer, Miriam Laible, Julia Seidel, Katrin Paulus, Annette Stephani, Sandra Tamosaite, Katja Dünnebier
{"title":"Amtliche Untersuchungsergebnisse von Einweg-E-Zigaretten aus dem Jahr 2022 in Deutschland","authors":"Frauke Kirsch, Eva-Maria Kröner, Robert Lange, Julia Niemeyer, Miriam Laible, Julia Seidel, Katrin Paulus, Annette Stephani, Sandra Tamosaite, Katja Dünnebier","doi":"10.1007/s00003-024-01510-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00003-024-01510-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Gesetzliche Regelungen legen fest, welchen Vorgaben E-Zigaretten entsprechen müssen, damit sie rechtmäßig in Verkehr gebracht werden können. Diese Regeln gelten auch für Einweg-E-Zigaretten, deren Nutzung insbesondere unter Jugendlichen verbreitet ist. Im Rahmen amtlicher Untersuchungen in verschiedenen deutschen Bundesländern wurden im Jahr 2022 bei 250 Einweg-E-Zigaretten einige dieser rechtlichen Vorgaben mit Blick auf die Verkehrsfähigkeit untersucht. Neben der Kennzeichnung (Nikotingehalt, Füllvolumen/Zuganzahl, Nikotinwarnhinweise, Beipackzettel, Gefahrstoffkennzeichnung) wurden auch die Produktsicherheit (Kindersicherung) sowie Aspekte der Täuschung von Verbraucherinnen und Verbrauchern und die Erfüllung der Meldepflicht im einheitlichen elektronischen Portal der EU (EU-CEG) (https://health.ec.europa.eu/eu-common-entry-gate-eu-ceg/providing-information-tobacco-products-e-cigarettes-and-refill-containers-eu-common-entry-gate-eu_de%20%20Zugriff:%2013.05.2024) betrachtet. Keine der untersuchten Einweg-E-Zigaretten erwies sich als verkehrsfähig, da mindestens bei einem beanstandungsfähigen Kriterium erhebliche Mängel festgestellt wurden.</p>","PeriodicalId":622,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety","volume":"19 3","pages":"339 - 348"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00003-024-01510-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141366740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}