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Session Type: State of the Art Plenary

Toxins in the Foods that Children Eat and the Air that they Breathe

Sunday, April 30, 2023

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Location: Convention Center: 202 A

CE: Live CME: 1.50

Selected By: CHTRC
Co-sponsored By: ISCHE

Chair(s)

Ruth Etzel

Professor
School of Public Health
George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Disclosure(s):

Ruth A. Etzel, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Session

Description: Throughout the world, parents are concerned about the presence of toxins in the foods that their children eat as well as in the air that they breathe. Elevated levels of toxins in corn, cereals, nuts, milk, juice and eggs pose a public health problem, especially in low-income countries and in the rural areas of some middle- and high-income countries. This session will describe some of the adverse effects of exposure to these toxins on health, including problems such as delayed growth and development, reduced immune responses, seizures, respiratory problems, and liver cancer.

Learning Objectives:

list some toxins in corn, cereals, nuts, milk, juice and eggs that pose public health problems
identify major child health impacts of exposures to these toxins
list ways to prevent children's exposures to toxins in food and air

Presentations:

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM ET

Introduction
Speaker: Ruth Etzel – George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
11:45 AM – 12:20 PM ET

Exposures to mycotoxins in foods and child health
Speaker: Paul Turner, PhD (he/him/his) – UMD School of Public Health
11:10 PM – 11:45 AM ET

The impact of exposures to aflatoxins on child health
Speaker: John Groopman, PhD – Johns Hopkins University