Scoping paper on the potential risks of chemicals (other than caffeine) found in green and black tea in the maternal diet
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Skip the menu of subheadings on this page.This is a paper for discussion. It does not reflect the views of the Committee and should not be cited.
Details of literature search carried out by the Secretariat at the Food Standards Agency (FSA)
The following search strings were used in Science Direct, PubMed and, Google Scholar:
“maternal” AND “tea” AND “toxicity” NOT “caffeine”
"tea" AND "mycotoxin" AND "maternal"
“tea” AND “pesticide” AND “maternal”
Additional ad hoc searches were carried out as considered appropriate.