Chemical food safety /

• Main Author: Brimer, Leon, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2011.
• Series: Modular texts.
• Subjects: Food > Toxicology.; Laws and Regulations.; Food Processing (General); Food Storage and Preservation.; Food Additives.; Food Contamination, Residues and Toxicology.; Human Immunology and Allergology, (New March 2000); Nutrition related Disorders and Therapeutic Nutrition.; Human Toxicology and Poisoning, (New March 2000); Toxinology, (New March 2000); Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer amd Transgenics, (New June 2002); Man.; Drug residues.; Flavourings.; Food additives.; Food allergies.; Food contamination.; Food intolerance.; Food processing.; Food products.; Food safety.; Genetically engineered foods.; HACCP.; Human diseases.; Legislation.; Mycotoxins.; Pesticide residues.; Pesticides.; Pharmacokinetics.; Regulations.; Risk analysis.; Risk assessment.; Toxic substances.; Toxicity.; Toxicology.; Veterinary products.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 287 pages) : illustrations, charts.; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book, inclusive of 30 chapters, deals with all aspects of chemical risks in food products, reviewing current knowledge on food production processes and specific toxicants in relation to food safety and toxicology. Specific subjects discussed include general concepts of toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics; food safety regulations and legislation; food safety assessment methods; food contamination with mycotoxins, pesticides and their residues, veterinary drugs and their residues, and unwanted substances formed during food processing and storage; food additives and flavourings; food allergies and intolerance; risk analysis; and GMOs.