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Indications of the possible formation of benzene from benzoic acid in foods

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  title={Indications of the possible formation of benzene from benzoic acid in foods},
  author={},
  year={2006}
}
  • Published 2006
  • Environmental Science
Benzene is an environmental pollutant which consumers mainly ingest via respiratory air. It can also occur as contamination in drinking water and foods. Benzene is principally emitted from petrol through exhaust gases. The substance is carcinogenic and damages germ cells. The available data do not allow the establishment of a safe level of exposure. Like all carcinogenic substances for which no toxicological threshold value can be indicated, benzene intake should be minimised and/or avoided as… 
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