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International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering, 2020 Food is regarded as hygienic and safe for consumption when it does not pose any threat or risk to the health and economy such as sales loss. Food contamination occurs when bacteria or other germs get into food, which can cause food-borne illness.
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1974 Summary With the increasing use of a large variety of chemicals, opportunities for contamination of food are becoming greater. Food may be involved following some accidental occurrence or from more general environmental contamination. Three examples are given: an outbreak of paralysis in Morocco involved 10,000 people who had ingested ...
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Carcinogenic Food Contaminants [PDF]
Cancer Investigation, 2007 A large number of scientific studies and reviews have addressed the potential for dietary components to influence the risk of developing cancer. One topic of particular interest has been the impact of food contaminants. Two complementary programs, among others, have reviewed and synthesized information on the carcinogenic potential of food contaminants
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Analysis of Chemical Contaminants in Food [PDF]
Toxics, 2020 Food chemical analysis is recognized as a unique tool for the characterization of nutritional value, quality and safety of foods and feeds [...]
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Biocontrol of food contamination [PDF]
Benha Veterinary Medical Journal, 2020 It is first important to understand what the potential hazards are when it comes to food safety. Food contamination refers to food that has been corrupted by another substance – either physical, biological or chemical. Biological contamination refers to food that is contaminated by organisms or substances they produce. This includes biological matter
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, 2008 Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites. Several toxigenic fungi are pathogenic to cereal crops. Mycotoxins encompass a wide range of compounds, several of which have been shown to cause disease in domestic animals and, less frequently, in humans. The toxicology, prevention & control, and analytical methods are highlighted.
Darsa P. Siantar +3 more
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Environmental contaminants and food safety [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2012 Food safety is threatened by numerous contaminants, which can originate from environmental pollution, such as toxic metals and organic halogenated compounds; chemicals used in the production of food, such as pesticides and veterinary drugs; contaminants formed during food production and cooking; contaminants arising from food packaging, or natural ...
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, 2021 The global production volume of plastics continues to rise. The continued growth in plastics production has not only led to an increasing volume of plastic waste released into the environment but has also contributed to food waste. Plastic polymers released into environment can be slowly degraded by microorganisms, heat, oxidation, light, or hydrolysis.
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Emerging food contaminants: a review
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2010 Governments throughout the world are intensifying their efforts to improve food safety. These efforts come as a response to an increasing number of food-safety problems and increasing consumer concerns. In addition, the variety of toxic residues in food is continuously increasing as a consequence of industrial development, new agricultural practices ...
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Journal of Food Protection, 1981 Viruses have been detected in a limited number of foods. Although methods used to examine these foods were usually restricted to detection of human enteroviruses, animal viruses were found in some meats, milk, and eggs; limitations in methodology may have caused other viruses present to go undetected.
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