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EU basic legislation for food and feed (Regulation EC No. 178/2002) dictates the need for risk assessment, especially in the case the analytical results of the applied official control (Regulation EC No. 882/2004) for a chemical risk are not prescribed by legal limits, but also in the case it is required to estimate the total exposure of the population to a chemical substance via food. The estimated total daily or weekly intakes of a specific substance are compared with the established tolerable weekly intakes (ΤWI) or with the reference values BMDL, in order to assess the risk from the chronic exposure of the population to this substance. In the present a short reference is done to the main risk assessment methodologies that are used at EU and EFSA level, which are based on the deterministic and more recently on the probabilistic model and on the need for coding/ standardisation / harmonisation at EU level of the necessary databases and of the models used for exposure assessment. Also a case study is described regarding the estimate of exposure of the Cypriot adolescent population to lead. Lead average dietary exposure ranges from 0,32 to 0,52 μg/kg b.w./day for mean consumers and 0,59 to 1,21 μg/kg b.w./day for high consumers. These exposure estimates are below or exceed (for high consumers) the BMDL10 intake value for nephrotoxicity (0,63 μg/kg b.w./day) and are below the BMDL01 intake values for cardiovascular effects (1,50 μg/kg b.w./day). ; CY; el; efsafocalpoint@sgl.moh.gov.cy

Several food contact materials, plastic, ceramic, metallic and non stick cookware, bottles, cups, plates, cans, jars, baby bottles, bags, membranes etc, locally produced and imported, have been monitored and controlled since 1992 in Cyprus. The control has been carried out according to the requirements of the relevant EU legislation and standards. The samples have been collected according to the relevant National Multiannual Control Plan, giving attention and priority to materials which are frequently used, may release toxic substances, are used for baby feeding and have been found non-compliant or notified by the EU RASFF system. The samples have been examined for identity of the material by FT-IR, overall and specific migration, correct labeling and corrosion resistance. Specific migration has been carried out for heavy metals Pb, Cd by ICP and ICP-MS techniques, for plasticizer additives (phthalates and DEHA) for monomers (Bisphenol A, BADGE, sterene, terephthalic acid, melamine, formaldehyde ) using aqueous, acidic, alcoholic and fatty foodstuff simulants by HPLC and GC-MS and other techniques. Most of the examined samples were within the relevant EU requirements. Some non compliant samples have been found: ceramic samples for migration of lead and or cadmium, plastic membranes (cling films) for migration of the plasticizer DEHA and incorrect labeling concerning the types of food for which they were intended, black nylon kitchen utensils for primary aromatic amines, plastic gaskets of metallic lid for DIDP ( di iso decyl phthalate) or DEHP, baby waters in plastic containers for DEHP, one baby feeding bottle for low resistance to boiling water, some non stick cookware, most of them imported from third countries. ; CY; el; efsafocalpoint@sgl.moh.gov.cy