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By
Takayuki Shibamoto, University of California, Davis, USA
Steve Taylor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
Leonard Bjeldanes, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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Food Science and Technology,
Description
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.
Audience
Students in toxicology, environmental studies, dietics and anyone interested in food sources and public health issues.
Contents
Principles of Toxicology. Determination of Toxicants in Foods. Biotransformation. Natural Toxins in Animal Foodstuffs. Natural Toxins
in Plant Foodstuffs. Fungal Toxins Occurring in Foods. Toxic Food Contaminants from Industrial Wastes. Pesticide Residues in Foods. Food
Additives. Toxicants Formed during Food Processing. Subject Index.
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Hardbound, 213 pages, publication date: JUN-1993
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-640025-0
ISBN-10: 0-12-640025-3
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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