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Kaitlin Ngoc Pham NUFS 115 - Sec 01 Literature Assignment #1 - Part Two Article Link: https://csu-sjsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CALS_SJO/1nj5q0c/cdi_crossref_primary _10_1016_j_fct_2019_110959 Article Citation: Jansen, T., Claassen, L., van Kamp, I., & Timmermans, D. R. M. (2020). “All chemical substances are harmful.” public appraisal of uncertain risks of food additives and contaminants. Food and Chemical Toxicology , 136 , 110959–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2019.110959 Title of Article: ‘All chemical substances arew harmful. ‘ public appraisal of uncertain risks of food additives and contaminates’ Author: Jansen Tom, Claassen Liesbeth, van Kamp Irene, & Timmermans Danielle Year of Publication: 2020 Title of Journal: Food and Chemical Toxicology Volume #: vol. 136 Page Range: p. 110959 In order to begin conducting my search for this article, I typed in “food additive effects (study or trial)” in the SJSU One Search system on the MLK Library website. Some filters I applied were time frame - 2011 to 2013, peer reviewed, food culture, food toxicology, and food.

Summary The purpose of the study, ‘All chemical substances arew harmful. ‘ public appraisal of uncertain risks of food additives and contaminates’, the purpose or goal is to determine if chemical presence and exposure really constitutes risk. Essentially, a risk assessment was performed over several contaminants and food additives. Public point of view is collected and considered to understand the thought process behind fool selection methods individuals use. Please keep in mind that although the general public evaluations are considered, the information can sometimes be inconclusive. Method Participants were recruited through a national online research panel (Flycatcher Internet Research, www.flycatcher.eu; ISO 26362) to fill out a questionnaire that followed a 5-point Likert Scale (completely disagree-completely agree). The sign up to participate was voluntary. Incentive participants may have had to sign up was the potential to earn points for participation and gain gift cards. There ended up being a total ofr 1550 participants. The article states, “The sample was a priori stratified on sociodemographic variables age, gender, education and geographical location to be comparable to the characteristics of the researched sample of the Dutch general population in 2018 based on data from Statistics Netherlands (2018)” (Jansen T., et al. 2020). Three additives / contaminants were chosen; Residues of Bisphenol (BPA), Residues of Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH), and Synthetic Amorphous Silica (SAS)). Once data was collected on beliefs and attitudes of individuals towards food chemicals, a general summary was drawn together. Major Findings

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