Food Forensics and Toxicology
Titus A. M. Msagati
- A
- comprehensive
- guide,
- offering
- a
- toxicological
- approach
- to
- food
- forensics,
- that
- reviews
- the
- legal,
- economic,
- and
- biological
- issues
- of
- food
- fraudFood
- Forensics
- and
- Toxicology
- offers
- an
- introduction
- and
- examination
- of
- forensics
- as
- applied
- to
- food
- and
- foodstuffs.
- The
- author
- puts
- the
- focus
- on
- food
- adulteration
- and
- food
- fraud
- investigation.
- The
- text
- combines
- the
- legal/economic
- issues
- of
- food
- fraud
- with
- the
- biological
- and
- health
- impacts
- of
- consuming
- adulterated
- food.
- Comprehensive
- in
- scope,
- the
- book
- covers
- a
- wide-range
- of
- topics
- including
- food
- adulteration/fraud,
- food
- "fingerprinting"
- and
- traceability,
- food
- toxicants
- in
- the
- body,
- and
- the
- accidental
- or
- deliberate
- introduction
- of
- toxicants
- into
- food
- products.In
- addition,
- the
- author
- includes
- information
- on
- the
- myriad
- types
- of
- toxicants
- from
- a
- range
- of
- food
- sources
- and
- explores
- the
- measures
- used
- to
- identify
- and
- quantify
- their
- toxicity.
- This
- book
- is
- designed
- to
- be
- a
- valuable
- reference
- source
- for
- laboratories,
- food
- companies,
- regulatory
- bodies,
- and
- researchers
- who
- are
- dealing
- with
- food
- adulteration,
- food
- fraud,
- foodborne
- illness,
- micro-organisms,
- and
- related
- topics.
- Food
- Forensics
- and
- Toxicology
- is
- the
- must-have
- guide
- that:Food
- Forensics
- and
- Toxicology
- gives
- professionals
- in
- the
- field
- a
- comprehensive
- resource
- that
- joins
- information
- on
- the
- legal/economic
- issues
- of
- food
- fraud
- with
- the
- biological
- and
- health
- implications
- of
- adulterated food.
