Chemical 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 the public perception of risk assessment and evidence of people s intolerance to certain types of risks no matter how remote. Chemical Food Safety is based on credible, scientifically correct data rather than irrational fears propagated by media coverage concerning food safety. The book explores these riveting topics: *food security and the world of bioterrorism, *toxicity of natural compounds and artificial additives in foods, *the toxicology of pesticides in food, *issues of biotechnology and genetically modified food, *other compelling issues in chemical food safety.With its focus on how the results of toxicology are applied in the real world, Chemical Food Safety: A Scientist s Perspective will be a valuable addition to the libraries of food scientists, dieticians, animal producers, veterinarians and anyone else with a professional or personal interest in risk assessment, toxicology, epidemiology or food safety.

Chemical Food Safety: A Scientist's Perspective introducesreaders to the science of risk assessment as applied to food safetyand offers relevant, current information on research andstatistics, chemicals, biotechnology issues, and emerging diseasesthat challenge the risk assessment strategies of toxicology andmicrobiology.Riviere investigates the potential health consequences ofpesticides, food additives and drugs, demonstrating how science canbe applied to make risk assessments. He differentiates between"real risks" and "phantom risks,"unearthing numerous fallacies in the public perception of riskassessment and evidence of people's intolerance to certaintypes of risks--no matter how remote. Chemical FoodSafety is based on credible, scientifically correct data ratherthan irrational fears propagated by media coverage concerning foodsafety.The book explores these riveting topics:*food security and the world of bioterrorism*toxicity of natural compounds and artificial additives infoods*the toxicology of pesticides in food*issues of biotechnology and genetically modified food*other compelling issues in chemical food safety.With its focus onhow the results of toxicology are applied in the real worldChemical Food Safety: A Scientist's Perspective willbe a valuable addition to the libraries of food scientistsdieticians, animal producers, veterinarians and anyone else with aprofessional or personal interest in risk assessment, toxicologyepidemiology or food safety.

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 theCentenarians.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 Invasionof the Killer Corn" or "New Veggies to the Rescue".10. Food Security and the World of Bioterrorism.11. The Future.A. Toxicology Primer.B. Selected Readings and Notes.Index.