Editorial: Biological Hazards in Food

Editorial: Biological Hazards in Food

Food safety is one of the main objectives related to public health protection. It is expected to prevent, minimize or eliminate risks on different stages of the food chain and in the meantime maintain, provide, and distribute high-quality food to meet consumer demands. However, millions of cases of food-borne diseases occur every year worldwide (Martinović et al., 2016). Their global impact on ...

Editorial board: Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control

Chemical Hazards in Food

The purpose of this review is to give a broad overview of the types of chemical hazards that can occur in foodstuffs, to indicate how they arise and how they are measured and controlled. The examples given are representative of the many types of issues that the food industry has to face on a daily basis. The risks posed by allergens have been omitted, as this is covered by a separate IUFoST Sci...

Biological hazards of radiation.

Stevenson, Bedford, Dolphin, Purrott, Lloyd, Hill, Hill, Gumpel, Williams, Scott, Ramsey, Bruckner, and Fearn (1973) reported that high chromosome aberration yields in lymphocytes were found in those patients treated with injections of 198Au or 90Y for rheumatoid conditions ofthe knee when radioactivity had leaked along the lymphatics to the inguinal lymph nodes. This leakage and the consequent...

Destroying Biological Hazards

Destroying Biological Hazards Anthrax. Mad Cow Disease. Biological Weapons. These words have filled headlines, increasing anxiety around the world. The threat of such biological hazards, both natural and man-made, has created unprecedented challenges for public health institutions and hospitals, as well as for national defense. These biohazards demand fast and effective decontamination techniques.