Mycotoxins and food safety: proceedings of the American Chemical Society Symp…
by DeVries, Jonathan W., Jackson, Lauren S., Trucksess, Mary W., American Chemical Society Symposium Mycotoxins and Food Safety, Washington), American Chemical Society., Meeting, Washington, Estats Units d'Amèrica)
fromAdvances in experimental medicine and biology
Mycotoxins, from the Greek "mukes" referring to fungi or slime molds and toxin from the Latin "toxicum" referencing a poison for arrows, have earned their reputation for being potentially deleterious to the health and well being of a consuming organism, whether it be animal or h…
This book represents a comprehensive overview of safety issues relating to food processing. There is a discussion of food processing and its effects on nutrtional quality, the formation of toxic compounds, and the destruction of detrimental contaminants. Topics also include the …