A general introduction to the science of risk assessment applied to food safety. The book offers information on new research and statistics, new chemicals, new biotechnology issues and emerging diseases such as BSE which challenge the risk assessment strategies of toxicology and microbiology. Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430. . 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Chemical Food Safety
Publisher: Iowa State University Press
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0813802547
ISBN 13: 9780813802541
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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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.

Dr. Riviere investigates the potential health consequences of pesticides, food additives and drugs, demonstrating how science can be applied to make risk assessments. He differentiates between "real risks" and "phantom risks," unearthing numerous fallacies in the public perception of risk assessment and evidence of Food Safety is based on credible, scientifically correct data rather than irrational fears propagated by media coverage concerning food safety.

This book explores several compelling issues in chemical food safety, including:

Food security and the world of bioterrorism.
Toxicity of natural compounds and artificial additives in foods.
The toxicity of pesticides in food.
Issues of biotechnology and genetically modified food.

With its focus on how the results of toxicity are applied in the real world, Chemical Food Safety: A Scientist's Perspective will be a valuable addition to the libraries of food scientists, dieticians, animal producers, veterinarians and anyone else with a professional or personal interest in risk assessment, toxicology, epidemiology or food safety.

About the Author

Jim E. Riviere, D.V.M., Ph.D. is the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology and Director, Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.

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