Table of Contents:
  • a1. Antioxidant nutrients and protection from free radicals
  • 2. Carotenoids and health risk
  • 3. The roles of nutriesnts in detoxification mechanisms
  • 4. Foods derived from genetically modified crop plants
  • 5. Allergic reaction and food intolerances
  • 6. Ethanol toxicity and nutritional status
  • 7. Interactions between foods, nutritional supplements and drugs
  • 8. Phytosterols in human health
  • 9. Threshold of regulation: A unifying concept in food safety assessment
  • 10. Biotechnology-derived and novel foods: Safety approaches and regulations
  • 11. Safety, effectiveness and labeling of self-care products
  • 12. Functional foods: Regulatory and scientific considerations
  • 13. Estimation of food chemical intake
  • 14. Postmarketing surveillance in the food industry: The aspartame case study
  • 15. Regulation of flavor ingredients
  • 16. Food irradiation
  • 17. Mechanistic considerations in the regulation and classification of chemical carcinogens.