AOAC Working Group Chair Orientation
Furans Furan and Alkyl Furans Katerina Mastovska (WG Chair) Eurofins Food Integrity & Innovation March 13, 2019
AOAC Midyear Meeting 2019
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Furan and Alkyl Furans
• Food processing contaminants formed during thermal processing of foods • Found in a variety of foods, such as coffee, canned and jarred foods (including baby foods), cereals etc. • Furan is hepatotoxic, possibly carcinogenic to humans (IARC Group 2B) and potentially genotoxic (similar health risk concerns raised for certain alkyl furans)
furan
2-methylfuran
3-methylfuran
2,5-dimethylfuran
2-pentylfuran
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