Handbook of Natural Toxins - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824718933 ISBN 13: 9780824718930

Publisher: CRC Press, 1983

Synopsis

This resource discusses all aspects of food poisoning and its sources such as bacteria, plant, and fungus - presenting the pathogens and food toxins in detail.;Featuring contributions from over 30 leading authorities in the field, Food Poisoning ...: describes bacterial food contaminants including staphylococcal, salmonellae, E. coli, Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus, cholera, and botulism; covers the prevention and treatment of mushroom and other poisonings from grains and plant-type foods; explains how to aid allergic reactions resulting from eating certain foods; identifies which kinds of seafood may cause severe poisoning; explores teratogenic aspects of food poisoning, outlining which foods pregnant women should avoid; and shows how those sensitive to nitrosamines can avoid such food poisoning.;Extensively referenced with more than 2200 literature citations, Volume 7: Food Poisoning serves as essential reading for toxicologists, microbiologists, dietitians and nutritionists, public health officials, food scientists and technologists, agricultural chemists and biochemists, bacteriologists, and graduate-level students in food science and toxicology.

About this title

About the Author:

Tu is Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where he has taught since 1967.

Review:

." . .provides a lot of useful information on various types of food toxins and poisons, their chemistry, metabolism and toxic manifestations.. . .a most welcome addition to the currently available (literature)." ---Journal of Food Science and Technology

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0824718933
• ISBN 13: 9780824718930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 960
• Editor: Keeler Richard