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ReviewEnvironmental health : a global access science source2016

Risks associated with endotoxins in feed additives produced by fermentation.

R John Wallace, Jürgen Gropp, Noël Dierick, Lucio G Costa, Giovanna Martelli, Paul G Brantom, Vasileios Bampidis, Derek W Renshaw, Lubomir Leng

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Review in Environmental health : a global access science source, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of vitamin BEFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2024
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  6. Endotoxin content in neonatal formulas, fortification, and lactoferrin products: association with outcomes and guidance on acceptable limits.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2023
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  9. Assessment of Indoor Air Quality for Group-Housed Macaques (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
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  13. Safety of vitamin BEFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2020
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  15. Safety and efficacy of l-valine produced by fermentation usingEFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2020
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  16. Safety and efficacy of l-tryptophan produced withEFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2019
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  18. Safety and efficacy of vitamin BEFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2018
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  19. Airborne bioaerosols and their impact on human health.Journal of environmental sciences (China) · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 9 institutions in 8 countries.

R John WallaceRowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB21 9SB, UK. john.wallace@abdn.ac.uk.
Jürgen GroppUniversität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. Gropp@vetmed.uni-leipzig.de.
Noël DierickDepartment of Animal Production, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. noel.dierick@ugent.be.
Lucio G CostaDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. lucioguido.costa@unipr.it.
Giovanna MartelliDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. giovanna.martelli@unibo.it.
Paul G BrantomBrantom Risk Assessment Ltd, Crawley, UK. paul@brantom.net.
Vasileios BampidisDivision of Animal Production, Department of Agricultural Technology, School of Agricultural Technology, Food Technology and Nutrition, Alexander Technological Educational Institute (ATEITHE), 57400, Thessaloniki, Greece. bampidis@ap.teithe.gr.
Derek W RenshawIndependent consultant on toxicology, Ladywell, London, UK. renshtox@gmail.com.
Lubomir LengInstitute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovakia. lleng@saske.sk.
Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki · GRBrantford Energy (Canada) · CAGhent University · BELeipzig University of Applied Sciences · DEOldham Council · GBSlovak Academy of Sciences · SKUniversity of Aberdeen · GBUniversity of Bologna · ITUniversity of Parma · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasingly, feed additives for livestock, such as amino acids and vitamins, are being produced by Gram-negative bacteria, particularly Escherichia coli. The potential therefore exists for animals, consumers and workers to be exposed to possibly harmful amounts of endotoxin from these products. The aim of this review was to assess the extent of the risk from endotoxins in feed additives and to calculate how such risk can be assessed from the properties of the additive. Livestock are frequently exposed to a relatively high content of endotoxin in the diet: no additional hazard to livestock would be anticipated if the endotoxin concentration of the feed additive falls in the same range as feedstuffs. Consumer exposure will be unaffected by the consumption of food derived from animals receiving endotoxin-containing feed, because the small concentrations of endotoxin absorbed do not accumulate in edible tissues. In contrast, workers processing a dusty additive may be exposed to hazardous amounts of endotoxin even if the endotoxin concentration of the product is low. A calculation method is proposed to compare the potential risk to the worker, based on the dusting potential, the endotoxin concentration and technical guidance of the European Food Safety Authority, with national exposure limits.

Indexed as

Escherichia coliLivestockAgricultural Workers' DiseasesAir Pollutants, OccupationalAnimal FeedAnimalsEndotoxinsFood AdditivesFood-Processing IndustryHumansOccupational ExposureRisk AssessmentAir Pollutants, OccupationalEndotoxinsFood Additives

Identifiers

PMID26768246
PMCPMC4714429
OpenAlexW2237982598

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