Food Safety ：Contaminants and Toxins

Publication subTitle ：Contaminants and Toxins

Author： D'Mello   J.P.F.  

Publisher： CABI Publishing‎

Publication year： 2003

E-ISBN: 9780851997513

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780851996073

Subject： R994.4 food toxicology

Keyword： Dietics and Nutrition

Language： ENG

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Description

Food safety is a concern for scientists, policy-makers and consumers especially as food poisoning outbreaks are becoming more common and as particular concerns arise over genetically modified foods. This book covers recent developments in the chemistry, biochemistry and physiological effects of toxicants that might have an impact on human health and welfare.

Chapter

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Glossary

1 Plant Toxins and Human Health

2 Bacterial Pathogens and Toxins in Foodborne Disease

3 Shellfish Toxins

4 Mycotoxins in Cereal Grains, Nuts and Other Plant Products

5 Pesticides: Toxicology and Residues in Food

6 Polychlorinated Biphenyls

7 Dioxins in Milk, Meat, Eggs and Fish

8 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Diverse Foods

9 Heavy Metals

10 Dietary Nitrates, Nitrites and N-nitroso Compounds and Cancer Risk with Special Emphasis on the Epidemiological Evidence

11 Adverse Reactions to Food Additives

12 Migration of Compounds from Food Contact Materials and Articles

13 Veterinary Products: Residues and Resistant Pathogens

14 Prion Diseases: Meat Safety and Human Health Implications

15 The Safety Evaluation of Genetically Modified Foods

16 Genetically Modified Foods: Potential Human Health Effects

17 Radionuclides in Foods: the Post-Chernobyl Evidence

18 Radionuclides in Foods: American Perspectives

19 Widespread and Continuing Concerns over Food Safety

Index

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