03064nam 2200661Ia 450 991014438630332120200520144314.01-282-29105-X97866122910500-470-79157-80-470-37679-10-470-37658-9(CKB)1000000000687191(EBL)454441(OCoLC)609844455(SSID)ssj0000120425(PQKBManifestationID)11142892(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120425(PQKBWorkID)10080636(PQKB)11354098(MiAaPQ)EBC454441(Au-PeEL)EBL454441(CaPaEBR)ebr10287812(CaONFJC)MIL229105(OCoLC)49305830(FINmELB)ELB177777(EXLCZ)99100000000068719120020307d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChemical food safety a scientist's perspective /Jim Riviere1st ed.Ames, Iowa Iowa State Press20021 online resource (234 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8138-0254-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-198) and index.CHEMICAL FOOD SAFETY A Scientist's Perspective; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Probability-The Language of Science and Change; 2 Dose Makes the Difference; 3 The Pesticide Threat; 4 Veggie and Fruit Consumption in the Age of the Centenarians; 5 Chemicals Present in Natural Foods; 6 Risk and Regulations; 7 Some Real Issues in Chemical Toxicology; 8 Milk Is Good for You; 9 Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Foods: "The Invasion of the Killer Corn" or "New Veggies to the Rescue"; 10 Food Security and the World of Bioterrorism; 11 The Future; A Toxicology PrimerB Selected Readings and NotesIndexChemical Food Safety: A Scientist's Perspective 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. 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 thFood contaminationFood additivesToxicologyHealth risk assessmentFood contamination.Food additivesToxicology.Health risk assessment.363.192Riviere J. Edmond(Jim Edmond)519183MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910144386303321Chemical food safety837660UNINA