Introduction to Food Toxicology (Hardcover)

The area of food toxicology currently has a high profile of interest in the food industry, universities, and government agencies, and is certainly of great concern to consumers. There are many books which cover selected toxins in foods (such as plant toxins, mycotoxins, pesticides, or heavy metals), but this book represents the first pedagogic treatment of the entire range of toxic compounds found naturally in foods or introduced by industrial contamination or food processing methods. Featuring coverage of areas of vital concern to consumers, such as toxicological implications of food adulteration (as seen in ethylene glycol in wines or the Spanish olive oil disaster) or pesticide residues, Introduction to Food Toxicology will be of interest to students in toxicology, environmental studies, and dietetics as well as anyone interested in food sources and public health issues.
The number of students who are interested in toxicology has increased dramatically in the past several years. Issues related to toxic materials have received more and more attention from the public. The issues and potential problems are reported almost daily by the mass media, including television, newspapers, and magazines. Major misunderstandings and confusion raised by those reports are generally due to lack of basic knowledge about toxicology among consumers. This textbook provides the basic principles of food toxicology in order to help the general public better understand the real problems of toxic materials in foods.
Key Features
* Principles of toxicology
* Toxicities of chemicals found in foods
* Occurrence of natural toxins in plant and animal foodstuffs
* Food contamination caused by industry
* Toxic chemicals related to food processing
* Food additives
* Microbial toxins in foods

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Food Science and Technology
Release date:	July 1993
First published:	June 1993
Authors:	Takayuki Shibamoto • Leonard F. Bjeldanes
Series editors:	Steve Taylor
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	213
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-640025-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > Medical toxicology Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Dietetics & nutrition Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Food & beverage technology > General Books > Academic & Education > Professional & Technical > Food Science
LSN:	0-12-640025-3
Barcode:	9780126400250

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