Environmental Contaminants in Food

Colin F. Moffat is the editor of Environmental Contaminants in Food, published by Wiley.Kevin J. Whittle is the editor of Environmental Contaminants in Food, published by Wiley.

• Introduction.Gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy.Instrumentation and applications of HPLC for the analysis of food contaminants.Advances in immunochemical methods of analysis for food.Radioactivity in food.Trace metal contaminants in food.Pesticides.Veterinary drugs including antibiotics.Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins and other polyhalogenated hydrocarbons.Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum and other hydrocarbon contaminants.Tainting of food by chemical contaminants.Risk assessment of environmental contaminants in.Safety standards for food contaminants.References.Index.

"A cool, authoritative recitation of the state of scientific knowledge in this emotive area" Food Science and Technology Today "A valuable snapshot of the current state of knowledge... with an easy-to-read style and many references, it is likely to win many friends"The Analyst "584 pages in 13 dynamic and extremely different chapters, written by 19 scientists from seven countries.What will we be eating in 10 years' time? Will it be "safe or suffer"? Read this book and smell the roses, or should I say the tainted-contaminated food!"Food & Beverage Reporter 2004