Scientific opinion on the tolerable upper intake level for vitamin E.

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the revision of the tolerable upper intake level (UL) for vitamin E. As -tocopherol is recognised as the only essential form of vitamin E, the Panel restricted its evaluation to -tocopherol. Systematic reviews of the literature were conducted to assess evidence on priority adverse health effects of excess intake of vitamin E, namely risk of impaired coagulation and bleeding, cardiovascular disease and prostate cancer.

[Evolution of the sensitivity to cloramphenicol of Salmonela typhi strains isolated in the last 20 years in Moldova (Romania)].

The antibiogram of 658 S. typhi strains isolated in Moldova during the last 20 years points out that this bacterium is preserving in the studied area its natural sensitivity towards the antibiotics used in the treatment of typhoid fever. A very small number of strains resistant to these antibiotics (below 0.

[Epidemiological study of salmonelloses in the Moldavia area].

A study was carried out on the epizooto-epidemiologic potential of certain domestic and wild animal species (cold-blooded), of the environment (residual waters) and food products, and their role in maintaining Salmonella endemics (others than the typhoid-parathyphoid group). Account was kept of the incidence of Salmonella and its circulation in subjects exposed to occupational risks and in the mass of the population, including those with clinically manifest salmonellosis and the clinically healthy carriers. The results showed the importance of domestic animals in maintaining the endemic (fowl 15%, swine 10%, bovine 5%).