Aflatoxin and Food Safety

• Other Authors: Abbas, Hamed K. (edited)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Taylor & Francis 2005; ©2005
• Series: Food science and technology series 149
• Subjects: Aflatoxins > adverse effects; Crops, Agricultural; Food Contamination > prevention & control
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• Physical Description: 587 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780824723033; 0824723031

Aflatoxin and Food Safety presents the latest information available in aflatoxin research and control. The editor - a leading author, educator, and speaker on mycotoxin - has synthesized chapters from internationally renowned experts into a single comprehensive resource. The text considers the worldwide impact of aflatoxins and describes recent advances in research on aflatoxin production, analysis, and toxicology. It also examines the strategies used in controlling aflatoxin production in crops, including the development of crop resistance to aflatoxin by such methods as conventional breeding and genetic engineering. In its final section, the book discusses the post-harvest management of aflatoxin in contaminated foods and feeds.