292This chapter offers a description of the toxicological importance of metals as well as the
risk analysis of metals. The parameters and recommendations used to establish safe intake …

Toxic effects of metals and metalloids in food are most often associated with non-essential
elements like arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury, but can also arise from essential …

Food is considered the main source of toxic element (arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury)
exposure to humans, and they can cause major public health effects. In this chapter, we …

During the twentieth century, scientific progress took precedence over quality of life. The
impressive development of technology, its negative impact on the foodchain, and the …

Since publication of the previous edition of this successful book, there have been many
advances in the field of food science and metal analysis and these have been taken into …

Toxic elements in food are defined as elements which can be present in food in amounts
that can be potentially hazardous to human health. These elements in food originate from …

Ingestion of toxic metals/metalloids in food is a major route of exposure for the general
population over the course of a lifetime. This chapter will consider various aspects of these …

Toxic elements in food are defined as elements which can be present in food in amounts
that can be potentially hazardous to human health. These elements in food originate from …

Our foods contain trace amounts of a wide range of heavy metals: some of these have a
biochemical function, others are contaminants. Trace metals can contaminate foods through …

Humans require several trace elements as components of the diet. Some of these elements
are required in extremely small quantities (only micrograms per day). On the other hand, in …