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Acetaldehyde in food

Aims:

A method for measuring the acetaldehyde contents in various types of foodstuffs is being developed in the project. The measurement method will be applied in product analyses. A food-based intake assessment is carried out on the basis of the content measurements.

Keywords:

acetaldehyde, food products

Persons at Evira responsible for the project:

Koivisto, Pertti, Senior Researcher, Chemistry and Toxicology Research Unit

Contact person at Evira:

Kivisto, Pertti, Senior Researcher,  Chemistry and Toxicology Research Unit

In cooperation with:

Six European research laboratories at phase 2

Project status:

Previous

Year of commencement:

2010

Year of completion:

2014

Project is financed by:

Finnish Food Research Foundation

Page last updated 10/7/2018