BACKGROUND The growing demand for natural food preservatives in the last decade has
promoted investigations on their application for preserving perishable foods. In this context …

The microbial safety of foods continues to be a major concern to consumers, regulatory
agencies and food industries throughout the world. Many food preservation strategies have …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

We attempt to review the safety assessment of personal care products (PCP) and
ingredients that are representative and pose complex safety issues. PCP are generally …

Biodiversity of natural resources has served not only for the primary human needs but also
for health care, since time immemorial. The Indian subcontinent, with the history of one of the …

Although herbal medicinal products (HMP) have been perceived by the public as relatively
low risk, there has been more recognition of the potential risks associated with this type of …

The current understanding of the complex role of ROS in the organism and pathological
sequelae of oxidative stress points to the necessity of comprehensive studies of antioxidant …

Within the last years, a rapidly growing number of polyphenolic compounds with
neuroprotective effects have been described. Many efforts have been made to explore the …

Increased consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of chronic
disease such as cardiovascular disease, some forms of cancer, and neurodegeneration. Pro …

This article gives an overview of the potential hazards of polyphenol consumption, as
reported during the round-table discussion at the 1st International Conference on …