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OVERORGANIC | TrustyFood's Scientific Library

Overorganic is TrustyFood's scientific library: a space dedicated to food quality, contaminants and the methods used to detect them.

Here you will find more detailed information than on the TrustyFood website, with accessible explanations, scientific references and links to original sources.

A living library designed to be expanded and updated as scientific knowledge and regulations evolve.

Know more to choose better. Verify before you trust.

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PAHs AND FOOD CONTAMINANTS

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Food

PAHs may reach food from the environment or form during certain heat treatments, including smoking and barbecuing. Nine chapters explain their sources, behaviour, occurrence in food, health effects, laboratory measurements, PAH4 indicators and European rules, while distinguishing contamination, exposure and risk.

EXPLORE NINE CHAPTERS · CLICK TO OPEN EACH SECTION

Origins and foods
Cooking and environment
Health, indicators and controls
♧   References and scientific sources are provided within each chapter

And what about other food contaminants?

PFAS, pesticides, heavy metals and many other substances can be detected through targeted laboratory testing. Discover a project that makes analytical results available for individual food batches.

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A community making food verifiable, not just described

Do you really know what's in your food?

TrustyFood reveals what usually remains hidden in food.

What is TrustyFood?

TrustyFood is a marketplace for foods verified through independent laboratory testing, batch by batch. Instead of merely awarding a label, it provides analytical information that helps people make better-informed choices.

How it works

  • The community expresses interest in products.
  • Selected batches undergo independent laboratory testing.
  • Only batches meeting TrustyFood criteria are offered for purchase.
Simbolo TrustyFoodMore than a generic promise: a method based on data and batch testing.

Want to explore the foods offered and find out how the project works?

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