Safety Analysis of Foods of Animal Origin

Animal-Origin Food Safety: Analytical Methods, Contaminants & Quality Control

This comprehensive reference examines modern scientific methods for evaluating the safety of foods of animal origin. It explores biological hazards, chemical contaminants, adulteration, foreign compounds and advanced detection technologies, alongside sample preparation, analytical procedures and regulatory guidelines for food safety assurance.

Key Features

• Introduces the scientific principles of animal-origin food safety analysis.
• Examines safety assessment methods for foods derived from animals.
• Explores biological hazards associated with food products.
• Covers bacteria, viruses and parasites affecting food safety.
• Discusses methods for controlling microbial contamination.
• Examines chemical contaminants and foreign compounds.
• Explores food adulteration and detection techniques.
• Discusses the application of physics in food safety analysis.
• Covers nanotechnology-based analytical approaches.
• Examines modern chemical methods for detecting safety hazards.
• Explores irradiation and its relevance to food safety.
• Discusses genetically modified organisms and related safety considerations.
• Covers sample preparation and analytical clean-up procedures.
• Examines detection methods for identifying harmful substances.
• Provides an overview of safety guidelines for different animal-origin food products.