Chemical Food Safety

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Chemical Food Safety: A Scientist's Perspective introducesreaders to the science of risk assessment as applied to food safetyand offers relevant, current information on research andstatistics, chemicals, biotechnology issues, and emerging diseasesthat challenge the risk assessment strategies of toxicology andmicrobiology. Riviere investigates the potential health consequences ofpesticides, food additives and drugs, demonstrating how science canbe applied to make risk assessments. He differentiates between"real risks" and "phantom risks,"unearthing numerous fallacies in the public perception of riskassessment and evidence of people's intolerance to certaintypes of risks--no matter how remote. Chemical FoodSafety is based on credible, scientifically correct data ratherthan irrational fears propagated by media coverage concerning foodsafety. The book explores these riveting topics: *food security and the world of bioterrorism, *toxicity of natural compounds and artificial additives infoods, *the toxicology of pesticides in food, *issues of biotechnology and genetically modified food, *other compelling issues in chemical food safety.With its focus onhow the results of toxicology are applied in the real world,Chemical Food Safety: A Scientist's Perspective willbe a valuable addition to the libraries of food scientists,dieticians, animal producers, veterinarians and anyone else with aprofessional or personal interest in risk assessment, toxicology,epidemiology or food safety.

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Jim E. Riviere

Themen in »Chemical Food Safety«

Epidemiologie, Gesundheitswesen u. Statistik Food Science & Technology Lebensmittelforschung u. -technologie Microbiology, Food Safety & Security Mikrobiologie u. Nahrungsmittelsicherheit Veterinärmedizin Veterinary Epidemiology, Public Health & Statistics Veterinary Medicine

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"This easy-to-read book focuses on how toxicology data is orshould be applied to the real world of food safety. Overall, thisbook provides the reader with a concise overview of the subject ofchemical food safety, comparing real risks with perceived risks,and unearthing numerous myths and people's intolerance to certaintypes of risk. It highlights the role of the scientist ortoxicologist in providing a professional perspective to help thepublic differentiate risk. It certainly makes you think!" BTS (British Toxilogical Society) Newsletter 2004
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