000			02894nam a2200229 a 4500
008			151222s2011 xxu eng d
020			_a1845696743 (hardcover)
020			_a9781845696740 (hardcover)
082			_a664.001579 Saeger 24808 1st 2011 Food.Science
100			_aSaeger, Sarah De. _918561
245	1	0	_aDetermining Mycotoxins and Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Food and Feed
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aUK: _bWoodhead Publishing, _c2011.
300			_a456 p. ;
490	1		_aWoodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
520			_aMycotoxins - toxic secondary metabolites produced by mycotoxigenic fungi - pose a significant risk to the food chain. Indeed, they may be the most hazardous of all food contaminants in terms of chronic toxicity and legislative limits on their levels in food and feed continue to be developed worldwide. Rapid and reliable methods for the determination of both mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in food and feed are therefore essential. This book reviews current and emerging methods in this area. Part one focuses on the essentials of mycotoxin determination, covering sampling, sample preparation and clean-up and key determination techniques, such as chromatographic separation, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and immunochemical methods. Part two then goes on to describe quality assurance, official methods and performance criteria for determining mycotoxins in food and feed. Topics covered include laboratory accreditation, method validation and measurement uncertainty. The development and analysis of biomarkers for mycotoxins are discussed in part three. Individual chapters focus on detecting exposure in humans and animals. Part four is concerned with the processes involved in determining mycotoxigenic fungi in food and feed. It also describes the identification of genes and gene clusters involved in mycotoxin synthesis, as well as DNA barcoding of toxigenic fungi. Finally, part five explores some of the emerging methods for mycotoxin analysis, ranging from bio-sensing to spectroscopic techniques. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Determining mycotoxins and mycotoxigenic fungi in food and feed is a standard reference for all those concerned with reducing mycotoxin contamination in the food chain. Focuses on the essentials of mycotoxin determination, covering sampling, sample preparation, clean-up and key determination techniques Documents quality assurance and official methods and performance criteria for determining mycotoxins in food and feed Explores the processes of determining mycotoxigenic fungi in food and feed including the identification of genes and gene clusters.
650			_aFood--Microbiology _9195
650			_aMycotoxins--Analysis _918562
650			_aToxigenic fungi _918563
650			_aFood Science _9462
942			_cBK
999			_c6838 _d6837