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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955289503321

Autore

Viroj Wiwanitkit

Titolo

Melamine and other problematic food carcinogens / / Viroj Wiwanitkit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-61470-240-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 p.)

Disciplina

363.8/64

Soggetti

Carcinogens

Food - Toxicology

Food additives - Carcinogenicity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to nutritional problem -- Melamine : a present hot issue -- Fungal contamination and aflatoxin -- Grilled and smoked food -- High lipid food and cancer -- Liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma -- Nitrosamine -- Salted and fermented food -- Food additive : dye and flavor -- Environmental contaminants -- Alcoholic beverage.

Sommario/riassunto

Recent melamine contamination of food in China has become a wakeup call to nations around the world. In this book, the author argues that it is time to be extremely concerned and that data on food contamination and carcinogenesis must be systematised collected.