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This book addresses the basic understanding of food contaminants and their sources, followed by the techniques to measure food safety and quality.  It is divided into four parts: Part A - sources of contaminants in foods, their associated health risks, and integrated management and alternative options to minimize contaminants; Part B - Technological assessment of conventional methods and selected advanced methods for the detection, identification and enumeration of microbial contaminates; Part C - Technological assessment of different chemical measurements techniques; and Part D – Technological assessment of different instrumental techniques to assess sensory properties of foods. Food safety is a growing concern due to the increase in food-borne illnesses caused by food adulteration, excessive use of pesticides, use of chemical preservatives and artificial fruit ripening agents, microbial contaminations, and improper food handling. Chemical contaminants in food could be transferred from environmental or agrochemical sources, personal care products, and other by-products of water disinfects. In addition, microbial food safety can be threatened due to the presence of many pathogens,

Author

Farrhin Nowshad; Nadira Mustari; Mohidus Samad Khan

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9783030686352

Subjects

Science, Chemistry, Engineering