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| Fundamental Concepts | |
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| An Overview of Food and Nutritional Toxicology | |
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| Defining the Terms and Scope of Food and Nutritional Toxicology | |
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| Toxicants in Foods and Their Effects on Nutrition | |
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| Impact of Diet on the Effects of Toxicants | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| General Principles of Toxicology | |
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| Phases of Toxicological Effects | |
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| Dose-Response Relationship | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Factors That Influence Toxicity | |
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| Diet and Biotransformation | |
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| Gender and Age | |
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| Species | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Food Safety Assessment Methods in the Laboratory: Toxicological Testing Methods | |
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| Analysis of Toxicants in Foods | |
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| Oral Ingestion Studies | |
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| Genetic Toxicity | |
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| Specialized Oral Ingestion Studies | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Food Safety Assessment: Compliance with Regulations | |
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| Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) | |
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| Good Manufacturing Practices | |
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| Regulatory Agencies | |
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| U.S. Food Laws | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Risk | |
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| Risk-Benefit | |
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| Hazard Identification, Dose-Response, and Exposure Assessment | |
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| Risk Characterization | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Epidemiology in Food and Nutritional Toxicology | |
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| Descriptive Strategies | |
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| Analytical Strategies | |
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| Molecular Epidemiology | |
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| Foodborne Diseases and Epidemiology | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| GI Tract Physiology and Biochemistry | |
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| Anatomy and Digestive Functions | |
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| Gut Absorption and Enterocyte Metabolism | |
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| Transport into the Circulation | |
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| Fluid Balance and Diarrhea | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Metabolism and Excretion of Toxicants | |
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| Metabolism of Toxicants | |
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| Excretion | |
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| Principles of Toxicokinetics | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Food Intolerance and Allergy | |
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| Allergy and Types of Hypersensitivity | |
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| Symptoms and Diagnosis | |
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| Treatment | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Toxicants Found in Foods | |
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| Bacterial Toxins | |
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| Intoxications | |
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| Infections | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Animal Toxins and Plant Toxicants | |
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| Marine Animals | |
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| Plants | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Fungal Mycotoxins | |
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| Ergot Alkaloids and Ergotism | |
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| Aflatoxin | |
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| Trichothecenes | |
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| Penicillia Mycotoxins | |
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| Other Mycotoxins | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Toxicity of Nutrients | |
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| Macronutrients | |
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| Micronutrients | |
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| Antinutrients | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Parasites, Viruses, and Prions | |
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| Protozoa | |
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| Worms | |
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| Viruses | |
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| Prions (Proteinaceous Infectious Particles) | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Food Contamination and Safety | |
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| Residues in Foods | |
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| Insecticides | |
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| Herbicides | |
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| Fungicides | |
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| Industrial and Environmental Contaminants | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Food Additives, Colors, and Flavors | |
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| Preservatives | |
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| Antioxidants | |
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| Sweeteners | |
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| Coloring Agents | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Food Irradiation | |
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| History of Food Irradiation | |
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| Types of Irradiation | |
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| Effectiveness of Irradiation | |
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| By-Products of Irradiation | |
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| Misconceptions | |
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| Regulations | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Other Processing Products | |
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| Benzo([alpha])pyrene and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | |
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| Hetrocyclic Amines | |
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| Nitrates, Nitrites, and Nitrosamines | |
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| Products of the Maillard Reaction | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Emerging Food Safety Issues in a Modern World | |
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| HACCP | |
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| Antibiotic Resistance | |
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| GMOs | |
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| Study Questions and Exercises | |
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| Recommended Readings | |
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| Index | |