Brimer Leon (Ed). Chemical Food Safety (Modular Texts)

CABI, 2010 - 250 pages. First edition
ISBN: 1845936760We live in an era where 'food safety' is rarely out of the news, and rightly so, as the importance of food and nutrition in human health becomes increasingly clear. Therefore the arrival of this book is timely: taking a holistic, 360o, farm-to-fork approach, it provides the reader with a clear grounding on all relevant aspects of chemical food safety, from the various sources and origins of chemical toxins that can find their way into food, through the effects of toxins on the body, and laboratory-based approaches used to test the toxicity of chemicals, to the principal ways in which foods are tested for the presence of toxins. Useful, relevant background information regarding regulatory bodies, whose task it is to legislate and "police" food safety, is also provided. Naturally-occurring toxins are covered, and some attention is also focused on more recent and 'emerging' topics such as allergens and GMOs. Great care has clearly been taken to ensure a clear writing style throughout, and the diagrams and figures are also very clear. Overall, this is a very well-structured, well-written and relevant book that will provide any chemically-literate reader with an excellent grounding in the area of Chemical Food Safety. -Gerard O'Brien, Course Director BSc Hons Food and Nutrition, University of Ulster, Northern IrelandAcknowledgements
Food, Nutrition and Food Safety: An Introduction
The Food Production and Processing Chain
Unwanted Chemical Substances
The Production and Processing Chain in Food Safety
Introduction to ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion)
Absorption and Distribution of Chemical Compounds
Metabolism of Chemical Compounds
Leon Brimer and Mette Tingleff Skaanild
Excretion of Chemical Compounds and Their Metabolites
Toxicokinetics
Toxicodynamics
An Introduction to the History of Regulation and Control Worldwide (International Institutions in Risk Assessment and Safety Regulation)
The EU with EFSA and EMEA
Safety Assessment Methods in the Laboratory: Toxicity Testing
In vitro Methods
Mette Tingleff Skaanild
Naturally Inherent Plant Toxicants: Introduction and Non-glycosidic Compounds
Naturally Inherent Plant Toxicants: Glycosides
Naturally Inherent Toxins: Mushrooms, Algae (Marine Biotoxins) and Animals
An Introduction to Food Contaminants and About Metals, Metalloids and Other Elements
Mycotoxins
Pesticides and Persistent Organic Pollutants
Contaminants From Processing Machinery and Food Contact Materials
Toxic Compounds Formed During Processing or Improper Storage
Veterinary Drugs and Contaminant Overall Conclusion
Food Additives and Flavourings, Etc.
Food Allergies and Intolerances
Analytical Chemistry in Food Safety
Risk Analysis
Food Safety (Quality) Assurance and Certification of Production 265
GMOs and Food
Mette Tingleff Skaanild
Cases