Food toxicology studies how natural or synthetic poisons and toxicants in
diverse food products cause harmful, detrimental, or adverse side effects in
living organisms. Food toxicology is an important consideration as food supply
chain is becoming more multinational in origin, and any contamination or toxic
manifestation may cause serious, wide-spread adverse health effects. Food
Toxicology covers various aspects of food safety and toxicology, including the
study of the nature, properties, effects, and detection of toxic substances in
food and their disease manifestations in humans. It will also include other
aspects of consumer product safety.
The first two chapters discuss the measurement of toxicants and toxicity and the
importance