(a) Act means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (b) The definitions of terms contained in section 201 of the act are applicable to such terms when used in this part unless modified in this section. (c) A naturally occurring poisonous or deleterious substance is a poisonous or deleterious substance that is an inherent natural constituent of a food and is not the result of environmental, ...

South Africa is blessed with one of the richest floras in the world, which--not surprisingly--includes many poisonous plants. Theiler in the founding years believed that plants could be involved in the aetiologies of many of the then unexplained conditions of stock, such as gousiekte and geeldikkop. His subsequent investigations of plant poisonings largely laid the foundation for the future Sec...

BACKGROUND Snake bite is an important occupational and rural hazard because India has always been a land of Exotic snakes. In Maharashtra, common poisonous snakes are Cobra, Russell's Viper, Saw Scaled Viper, and Krait. It is a fact that inspite of heavy morbidity and mortality, very little attention is paid by the clinicians to this occupational hazard. AIMS To study the prevalence of poison...

This paper deals with the use of high Performance Thin layer Chromatography with sensitive spray reagents for detection and identification of poisonous plants in autopsy tissues. This laboratory has received human as well as cattle cases with history of death due to ingestion of poisonous plant material in various forms. There can be legal quarries regarding detection and identification of thes...

The wireless sensor network is used to simulate poisonous gas generating system in the Fire-Fighting Simulated Training System. In the paper, we use the wireless signal to simulate the poisonous gas source and use received signal strength indicator (RSSI) to simulate the distance between the fireman and the gas source. The gas detection instrument samples the temperature and sphygmus of the tra...

Plant poisoning is a common problem throughout North America, causing significant economic losses not only through death loss, but through the costs associated with reproductive loss, poor growth rates, herbicides, etc. Through good pasture management, recognizing toxic plants, and by understanding the effects of toxins on animals, plant poisoning can be largely avoided. Plants contain a variet...