| Description |
xvii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements, ix -- Introduction, xi -- 1 Probability-The Language of Science and Change, 3 -- 2 Dose Makes the Difference, 19 -- 3 The Pesticide Threat, 37 -- 4 Veggie and Fruit Consumption in the Age of the Centenarians, 55 -- 5 Chemicals Present in Natural Foods, 69 -- 6 Risk and Regulations, 83 -- 7 Some Real Issues in Chemical Toxicology, 91 -- 8 Milk Is Good for You, 111 -- 9 Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Foods: "The Invasion of the Killer Corn" or "New Veggies to the Rescue", 121 -- 10 Food Security and the World of Bioterrorism, 135 -- 11 The Future, 145 -- A Toxicology Primer, 159 -- B Selected Readings and Notes, 179 -- Index, 199 |
| Summary |
"Chemical Food Safety introduces readers to the science of risk assessment as applied to food safety and offers relevant, current information on research and statistics, chemicals, biotechnology issues, and emerging diseases that challenge the risk assessment strategies of toxicology and microbiology."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-198) and index |
| Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web |
|
Print version record |
| Subject |
Food contamination.
|
|
Food additives -- Toxicology.
|
|
Health risk assessment.
|
|
Food Contamination.
|
|
Food Additives -- toxicity.
|
|
Pesticides -- toxicity.
|
|
Risk Assessment.
|
| Author |
ebrary, Inc.
|
| LC no. |
2002003498 |
| ISBN |
0813802547 : |
|
9780813802541 |
|
9780470376799 |
|
0470376791 |
|
