Relevance of gut microbiome research in food safety assessment
Gut Microbes2024
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Georgia Gkrintzali,
Manuel Garrido‐Romero,
F. Javier Moreno
Georgia Gkrintzali,
F. Javier Moreno
Georgia Gkrintzali,
Florencio Pazos,
Georgia Gkrintzali,
Florencio Pazos,
Georgia Gkrintzali,
Manuel Garrido‐Romero,
Georgia Gkrintzali,
Manuel Garrido‐Romero,
Florencio Pazos,
Elisa Sánchez‐Martínez,
Carlos Benito,
Cyrielle Payen,
José Ángel Gómez Ruiz,
Caroline Merten,
Carlos Benito,
Carlos Benito,
Cyrielle Payen,
Caroline Merten,
Gonzalo Borrego‐Yaniz,
Gonzalo Borrego‐Yaniz,
José Ángel Gómez Ruiz,
Caroline Merten,
Cameron Bowes,
Cameron Bowes,
Gonzalo Borrego‐Yaniz,
Caroline Merten,
Mónica Chagoyen,
Caroline Merten,
Hermann Broll,
Caroline Merten,
Marianne Chemaly,
Cameron Bowes,
Marianne Chemaly,
Cameron Bowes,
Alberto Caminero,
Hermann Broll,
Eleonora Caro,
Alberto Caminero,
Eleonora Caro,
Mónica Chagoyen,
Mónica Chagoyen,
Marianne Chemaly,
Marianne Chemaly,
Antonio Fernández‐Dumont,
Antonio Fernández‐Dumont,
Antonio Fernández‐Dumont,
Haris Gisavi,
Haris Gisavi,
Antonio Fernández‐Dumont,
Rodrigo Jiménez‐Saiz,
Georgia Gkrintzali,
Haris Gisavi,
Georgia Gkrintzali,
Haris Gisavi,
Sangeeta Khare,
Georgia Gkrintzali,
Georgia Gkrintzali,
Abelardo Margollés,
Sangeeta Khare,
Ana Márquez,
Abelardo Margollés,
Ana Márquez,
Ana Márquez,
Caroline Merten,
Javier Martín,
Caroline Merten,
Antonia Montilla,
Caroline Merten,
Antonia Montilla,
Ana Muñoz‐Labrador,
Caroline Merten,
Ana Muñoz‐Labrador,
Antonia Montilla,
Jorge Novoa,
Ana Muñoz‐Labrador,
Jorge Novoa,
Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos,
Jorge Novoa,
Marianne Chemaly,
Cyrielle Payen,
Cyrielle Payen,
Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos,
Patricia Ruas‐Madiedo,
Cyrielle Payen,
Lorena Ruíz,
Cyrielle Payen,
Helen Withers,
Patricia Ruas‐Madiedo,
Lorena Ruíz,
Patricia Ruas‐Madiedo,
Yolanda Sanz,
Carlos Benito,
Lorena Ruíz,
Rodrigo Jiménez‐Saiz,
Marianne Chemaly,
Yolanda Sanz,
Rodrigo Jiménez‐Saiz,
F. Javier Moreno
Summary
This review examines evidence that food additives and microplastics may disrupt the gut microbiome and, in turn, affect human health. The researchers discuss how these non-nutritive dietary compounds can alter gut bacterial communities through mechanisms that are often overlooked in food safety evaluations. They recommend integrating gut microbiome science into food risk assessment frameworks to better protect human health.
The gut microbiome is indispensable for the host physiological functioning. Yet, the impact of non-nutritious dietary compounds on the human gut microbiota and the role of the gut microbes in their metabolism and potential adverse biological effects have been overlooked. Identifying potential hazards and benefits would contribute to protecting and harnessing the gut microbiome's role in supporting human health. We discuss the evidence on the potential detrimental impact of certain food additives and microplastics on the gut microbiome and human health, with a focus on underlying mechanisms and causality. We provide recommendations for the incorporation of gut microbiome science in food risk assessment and identify the knowledge and tools needed to fill these gaps. The incorporation of gut microbiome endpoints to safety assessments, together with well-established toxicity and mutagenicity studies, might better inform the risk assessment of certain contaminants in food, and/or food additives.