Integration of National Chemical Hazards Monitoring, Total Diet Study, and Human Biomonitoring Programmes for Food Safety Exposure Assessment in Singapore
Food safety and food security can impact the quality of human life, and these two aspects are interrelated alongside many influencing external factors. Global stressors such as climate change, recent pandemic, and geopolitical tensions have demonstrated tangible impacts on food security and safety....
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author | Angela Li Jun Cheng Er Wei Ching Khor Mei Hui Liu Valerie Sin Sheot Harn Chan Kyaw Thu Aung |
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description | Food safety and food security can impact the quality of human life, and these two aspects are interrelated alongside many influencing external factors. Global stressors such as climate change, recent pandemic, and geopolitical tensions have demonstrated tangible impacts on food security and safety. Food and food system innovation is a key strategy towards feeding the world in a more sustainable and climate-resilient manner. This paper highlights the use of a science-based risk assessment and management in Singapore’s food safety system, specifically in the integration of exposure assessment approaches to support evidence-based food safety risk analysis and decision-making. The use of complementary top-down and bottom-up exposure assessment approaches through the market monitoring programme, total diet study and human biomonitoring forms a comprehensive integrated exposure assessment strategy which can ultimately inform policy and measures in ensuring and securing a supply of safe food. The discussion on such application for chemical food safety in Singapore offers additional insights into the synergistic inter-relationships contributing to the exposure assessment associated with chemicals in food. |
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spelling | doaj-art-9c0e31f9311d43a7a4b6a1d4cec2eecc2025-01-09T06:12:33ZengElsevierJournal of Food Protection0362-028X2025-01-01881100414Integration of National Chemical Hazards Monitoring, Total Diet Study, and Human Biomonitoring Programmes for Food Safety Exposure Assessment in SingaporeAngela Li0Jun Cheng Er1Wei Ching Khor2Mei Hui Liu3Valerie Sin4Sheot Harn Chan5Kyaw Thu Aung6National Centre for Food Science, Singapore Food Agency, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919, Singapore; Department of Food Science & Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Faculty of Science, Singapore 117543, SingaporeNational Centre for Food Science, Singapore Food Agency, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919, SingaporeNational Centre for Food Science, Singapore Food Agency, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919, SingaporeDepartment of Food Science & Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Faculty of Science, Singapore 117543, SingaporeNational Centre for Food Science, Singapore Food Agency, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919, SingaporeNational Centre for Food Science, Singapore Food Agency, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919, Singapore; Department of Food Science & Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Faculty of Science, Singapore 117543, SingaporeNational Centre for Food Science, Singapore Food Agency, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919, Singapore; Department of Food Science & Technology, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 2, Faculty of Science, Singapore 117543, Singapore; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore; Corresponding author at: National Centre for Food Science, Singapore Food Agency, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919, Singapore.Food safety and food security can impact the quality of human life, and these two aspects are interrelated alongside many influencing external factors. Global stressors such as climate change, recent pandemic, and geopolitical tensions have demonstrated tangible impacts on food security and safety. Food and food system innovation is a key strategy towards feeding the world in a more sustainable and climate-resilient manner. This paper highlights the use of a science-based risk assessment and management in Singapore’s food safety system, specifically in the integration of exposure assessment approaches to support evidence-based food safety risk analysis and decision-making. The use of complementary top-down and bottom-up exposure assessment approaches through the market monitoring programme, total diet study and human biomonitoring forms a comprehensive integrated exposure assessment strategy which can ultimately inform policy and measures in ensuring and securing a supply of safe food. The discussion on such application for chemical food safety in Singapore offers additional insights into the synergistic inter-relationships contributing to the exposure assessment associated with chemicals in food.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X24001984Chemical hazardsExposure assessmentFood safetyHuman biomonitoringMarket monitoringTotal diet study |
spellingShingle | Angela Li Jun Cheng Er Wei Ching Khor Mei Hui Liu Valerie Sin Sheot Harn Chan Kyaw Thu Aung Integration of National Chemical Hazards Monitoring, Total Diet Study, and Human Biomonitoring Programmes for Food Safety Exposure Assessment in Singapore Journal of Food Protection Chemical hazards Exposure assessment Food safety Human biomonitoring Market monitoring Total diet study |
title | Integration of National Chemical Hazards Monitoring, Total Diet Study, and Human Biomonitoring Programmes for Food Safety Exposure Assessment in Singapore |
title_full | Integration of National Chemical Hazards Monitoring, Total Diet Study, and Human Biomonitoring Programmes for Food Safety Exposure Assessment in Singapore |
title_fullStr | Integration of National Chemical Hazards Monitoring, Total Diet Study, and Human Biomonitoring Programmes for Food Safety Exposure Assessment in Singapore |
title_full_unstemmed | Integration of National Chemical Hazards Monitoring, Total Diet Study, and Human Biomonitoring Programmes for Food Safety Exposure Assessment in Singapore |
title_short | Integration of National Chemical Hazards Monitoring, Total Diet Study, and Human Biomonitoring Programmes for Food Safety Exposure Assessment in Singapore |
title_sort | integration of national chemical hazards monitoring total diet study and human biomonitoring programmes for food safety exposure assessment in singapore |
topic | Chemical hazards Exposure assessment Food safety Human biomonitoring Market monitoring Total diet study |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X24001984 |
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