Food Toxicology and Human Health: Nutritional Modulation of Risks from Persistent Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Toxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 13 October 2026 | Viewed by 114
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food contaminants; emerging pollutant; risk assessment; food digestion; bioactive compounds
Interests: acrylamide; endocrine disruptors; mycotoxins; biogenic amines; risk assessment; phthalates; bisphenol A
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heavy metals and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), brominated flame retardants (BFRs), dioxins, furans, and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remain major public health concerns worldwide due to their persistence in the environment, bioaccumulation, and well-documented toxicity. They are associated with oxidative stress, inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, endocrine disruption, and an increased risk of chronic diseases. These contaminants can accumulate in soil and water, and enter the food chain, thereby representing a significant route of human exposure. In this context, growing attention has been directed toward the dual role of foods, both as a potential source of heavy metals and POPs exposure, and as a modulating factor of their impact on human.
This Special Issue intends to bring together original research and review articles that explore the influence of dietary compounds and overall food matrix on the absorption and toxicity of these contaminants in humans, aiming to provide a broader perspective on human health risk assessment frameworks.
Dr. Jonathan Squillante
Dr. Francesco Esposito
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food contaminants
- food safety
- human health risk
- bioactive compounds
- bioaccessibility
- bioavailability
- protective effect
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