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Doepker C, Franzen A, Brorby G, Brown L, Choksi N, East A, Wikoff D. 2026. Smoke flavoring—A case study demonstrating the value of using benefit-risk analysis for foods (BRAFO) to provide transparency for risk management decisions. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 106033. Advance online publication Jan. 21, 2026; doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2026.106033. PMID: 41577161.

Choksi N, McMillan D, Schmitt D, Doepker C, Henderson RG. 2026. Demonstration of safety for rice bran wax and sunflower wax based on bridging to other naturally derived waxes used in food. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 165(Feb):105990; doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105990. PMID: 41248699.

 Klaren WD, Rivera BN, Sheppard AM, Franke K, Wikoff DS. 2025. Approach for systematically assessing study reliability and relevance in evaluations of monosodium glutamate safety. Curr Res Toxicol 9(Sep):100256; doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2025.100256. PMID: 41030520.

Brorby G, Franzen A, Thompson C, Wikoff D, Doepker C. 2025. Human health risk assessment of three smoke flavoring primary products. Food Chem Toxicol 202(Aug):115490; doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2025.115490. PMID: 40320068.

Crincoli CM, van de Ligt JLG, Eapen AK. Pavel AT, Hanlon PR, Almond-Abbate K, Haugabrooks E,… Henderson RG. 2025. A tool to support food substance safety evaluations in the United States. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 161(Sept):105838; doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105838. PMID: 40324559.

Schaefer HR, Flannery BM, Crosby LM, Pouillot R, Farakos SMS, Van Doren JM, Dennis S, Fitzpatrick S, Middleton K. 2023. Reassessment of the cadmium toxicological reference value for use in human health assessments of foods. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 144(Oct):105487; doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2023.105487. PMID: 37640100.

Franzen AC, Thompson CM, Brorby GP, Wikoff DS, Ilkbahar Z, Doepker C. Risk assessment of three smoke flavoring primary products currently under re-evaluation by EFSA. Poster presented at Society of Toxicology 62^nd Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, March 2023.

Borghoff SJ, Cohen SS, Jiang X, Lea IA, Klaren WD, Chappell GA, Britt JK, Rivera BN, Choksi NY, Wikoff DS. 2023. Updated systematic assessment of human, animal and mechanistic evidence demonstrates lack of human carcinogenicity with consumption of aspartame. Food Chem Toxicol 172(Feb):113549; doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113549. PMID: 36493943.

Sampedro F, Pérez-Rodríguez F, Servadio JL, Gummalla S, Hedberg CW. 2022. Quantitative risk assessment model to investigate the public health impact of varying Listeria monocytogenes allowable levels in different food commodities: A retrospective analysis. Int J Food Microbiol 383(Dec 16):109932 doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.109932. PMID: 36182750.

Godínez-Oviedo A, Sampedro F, Bowman JP, Garcés-Vega FJ, Hernández-Iturriaga M. 2022. Genotypic and phenotypic quantitative microbial risk assessment model of human salmonellosis related to the consumption of chicken meat in the central region of Mexico. Food Res Int 162(A):111901; doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111901. PMID: 36461177.

Estorninos EM, Cohen S, Reichert H, Lebumfacil J, Jankovic I, Chen Y, Egli D. Real-world effectiveness of young child formula containing Limosilactobacillus reuteri on gastrointestinal tolerance and related behaviors in toddlers: A cross-sectional observational study. Presented at Excellence in Pediatrics (EIP), Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 2022.

Mitchell M, Cohen S, Suh M, Bylsma L, Movva N. 2022. Systematic review of the potential association between whole dairy products and their components on non-inflammatory immune outcomes in humans. PROSPERO 2022 CRD42022333780 

Buerger A, Bates C, Boles C, Vincent M, Dotson S. Ochratoxin A and pesticides in craft beers: A pilot study. Poster presentation P193/Abstract 5085, Society of Toxicology 61st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Toxicologist Late-Breaking Supp. 168(1):63, March 2022.

Hearon SE, Orr AA, Moyer H, Wang M, Tamamis P, Phillips TD. Montmorillonite clay-based sorbents decrease the bioavailability of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) from soil and their translocation to plants. Abstract 3113, Society of Toxicology 61st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2022.

Gentry R, Rodricks J, Clewell H, Greene T, Chappell G, Lea I, Borghoff S, Yang C, Rathman J, Ribeiro JV, Hobocienski B, Mostrag A. 2021. RE: Response to the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment on comments related to Gentry et al. (2021). Food Chem Toxicol 152(June):112202; doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112202. PMID: 33872725.

Gentry R, Greene T, Chappell G, Lea I, Borghoff S, Yang C, Rathman J, Ribeiro JV, Hobocienski B, Mostrag A, Rodricks J, Clewell H. 2021. Integration of evidence to evaluate the potential for neurobehavioral effects following exposure to USFDA-approved food colors. Food Chem Toxicol 151(May):112097; doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112097. PMID: 33677041.

Lea IA, Chappell GA, Wikoff DS. 2021. Overall lack of genotoxic activity among five common low- and no-calorie sweeteners: A contemporary review of the collective evidence. Mutat Res Genet Toxicol Environ Mutagen 868–869(Aug-Sept):503389; doi: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2021.503389. PMID: 34454695.

Heintz MM, Doepker CL, Wikoff DS, Hawks SE. 2021. Assessing the food safety risk of ochratoxin A in coffee: A toxicology-based approach to food safety planning. J Food Sci 86(11):4799-4810; doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.15938. PMID: 34642959.

Wikoff D. The [acceptable daily intake] for low- and no-calorie sweeteners: Origin, interpretation, and application. Invited speaker: Continuing education webinar, Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences, July 2021.

Kieran TJ, Goodman SJ, Finger JW Jr, Thomas JC 4^th, Hamilton MT, Tuberville TD, Glenn TC. 2020. Microbiota of four tissue types in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) following extended dietary selenomethionine exposure. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 105(3):381-386; doi: 10.1007/s00128-020-02961-3. PMID: 32794125.