The toxicological monographs in this volume summarize the safety and
intake data on five food additives (annatto extracts lycopene synthetic
and lycopene from Blakeslea trispora and propyl paraben). This volume
also contains monographs summarizing toxicological and intake data on
four food contaminants (aluminium 1 3-dichloro-2-propanol 3-chloro-1
2-propanediol and methylmercury).
This volume and others in the WHO Food Additives Series contain
information that is useful to those who produce and use food additives
and veterinary drugs and those involved with controlling contaminants in
food government and food regulatory officers industrial testing
laboratories toxicological laboratories and universities.