Food Chemical Safety, Volume 1 - Contaminants

This volume provides comprehensive information about contaminants in the food industry. The book opens with an explanation of risk analysis and analytical methods used for detecting contaminants in food products. This is followed by full details of relevant EU and USA regulations. The second part of the book provides information about specific contaminants.
Content:
• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
1. Introduction
•Part I. Analytical Methods 2. Risk Analysis
3. Analytical Methods: Quality Control and Selection
4. Molecular Imprint-Based Sensors in Contaminant Analysis
5. Bioassays in Contaminant Analysis
•Part II. Particular Contaminants 6. Veterinary Drug Residues
7. Inorganic Contaminants in Food
8. Environmental Organic Contaminants in Food
9. Chemical Migration from Food Packaging
10. Pesticides
11. Mycotoxins
•Part III. Regulation 12. The International Regulation of Chemical Contaminants in Food
13. The Regulation of Chemical Contaminants in Foodstuffs in the European Union
14. Contaminant Regulation and Management in the United States: The Case of Pesticides
• Index