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Karl-Heinz Engel is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Food Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cancer Research, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Plant Science.

The primary topics addressed in Karl-Heinz Engel's research encompass Agricultural safety and regulations, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety, Occupational exposure and asthma, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, and Genetically Modified Organisms Research.

The scientist has authored and co-authored numerous papers published in a variety of scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Aspects of high hydrostatic pressure food processing: Perspectives on technology and food safety (2021), Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • Chirality: An Important Phenomenon Regarding Biosynthesis, Perception, and Authenticity of Flavor Compounds (2020), Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Scientific Guidance for the preparation of applications on smoke flavouring primary products (2021), EFSA Journal
  • Re-evaluation of polyvinylpyrrolidone (E 1201) and polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (E 1202) as food additives and extension of use of polyvinylpyrrolidone (E 1201) (2020), EFSA Journal
  • Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 13 Revision 3 (FGE.13Rev3): furfuryl and furan derivatives with and without additional side-chain substituents and heteroatoms from chemical group 14 (2021), EFSA Journal

Karl-Heinz Engel frequently collaborates with other researchers. Key co-authors include Ursula Gundert-Remy, Gabriele Aquilina, Peter Fürst, Trine Husøy, and Peter Moldéus, each with a substantial number of joint publications.

The scientist's works have appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • EFSA Journal
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • EFSA Supporting Publications
  • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  • Food and Chemical Toxicology

Best Publications

  • Unintended effects and their detection in genetically modified crops

    F Cellini;A Chesson;I Colquhoun;A Constable

  • The dynamic range of the human metabolome revealed by challenges

    Susanne Krug;Gabi Kastenmüller;Ferdinand Stückler;Manuela J. Rist

  • Safety assessment of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive

    Flavourings (Faf);Maged Younes;Gabriele Aquilina

  • Comparison of two GM maize varieties with a near‐isogenic non‐GM variety using transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics

    Eugenia Barros;Sabine Lezar;Mikko J Anttonen;Jeroen P van Dijk

  • Nitrate and nitrite in the diet: How to assess their benefit and risk for human health

    Michael Habermeyer;Angelika Roth;Sabine Guth;Patrick Diel

  • Safety Considerations of DNA in Food

    D. A. Jonas;I. Elmadfa;K.-H. Engel;K. Heller

  • Guidance on the preparation and presentation of an application for authorisation of a novel food in the context of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283

    Dominique Turck;Jean‐Louis Bresson;Barbara Burlingame;Tara Dean

  • A 90-day safety study of genetically modified rice expressing Cry1Ab protein (Bacillus thuringiensis toxin) in Wistar rats.

    Malene Schrøder;Morten Poulsen;Andrea Wilcks;Stine Kroghsbo

  • Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses.

    Sabine Guth;Stephanie Hüser;Angelika Roth;Gisela Degen

  • Detection of the genetic modification in heat-treated products of Bt maize by polymerase chain reaction

    Christine Hupfer;Helmut Hotzel;Konrad Sachse;Karl-Heinz Engel

  • Opinion on the use of ohmic heating for the treatment of foods

    Henry Jaeger;Angelika Roth;Stefan Toepfl;Thomas Holzhauser

  • Formation of eight-carbon and ten-carbon components in mushrooms (Agaricus campestris)

    Roland Tressl;Daoud Bahri;Karl Heinz Engel

  • Dietary fat and gut microbiota interactions determine diet-induced obesity in mice

    Raphaela Kübeck;Catalina Bonet-Ripoll;Christina Hoffmann;Alesia Walker

  • Opinion on the use of plasma processes for treatment of foods.

    Oliver Schlüter;Jörg Ehlbeck;Christian Hertel;Michael Habermeyer

  • Safety aspects of the production of foods and food ingredients from insects.

    Oliver Schlüter;Birgit Rumpold;Thomas Holzhauser;Angelika Roth

  • Content of γ-oryzanol and composition of steryl ferulates in brown rice (Oryza sativa L.) of European origin

    Andreas Miller;Karl-Heinz Engel

  • Identification of new sulfur-containing volatiles in yellow passion fruits (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa)

    Karl Heinz Engel;Roland Tressl

  • Cloning and functional characterization of three terpene synthases from lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

    Christian Landmann;Barbara Fink;Maria Festner;Márta Dregus

  • Exploitation of molecular profiling techniques for GM food safety assessment.

    Harry A Kuiper;Esther J Kok;Karl-Heinz Engel

  • Investigation of volatile constituents in nectarines. 1. Analytical and sensory characterization of aroma components in some nectarine cultivars

    Karl Heinz Engel;Robert A. Flath;Ron G. Buttery;Thomas R. Mon

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurence Castle
Laurence Castle Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Claudia Bolognesi
Claudia Bolognesi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Nathalie Gontard
Nathalie Gontard University of Montpellier
Sirpa Kärenlampi
Sirpa Kärenlampi University of Eastern Finland
Henk van Loveren
Henk van Loveren Maastricht University
Andrew J.H. Smith
Andrew J.H. Smith University of Edinburgh
Rosangela Marchelli
Rosangela Marchelli University of Parma
Fidel Toldrá
Fidel Toldrá Spanish National Research Council
Dominique Turck
Dominique Turck University of Lille
Yolanda Sanz
Yolanda Sanz Spanish National Research Council

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