Nutrition and Food Chemistry

Food Toxicology

Food toxicology is based on the bioactive substances ' analysis and toxic effects as they occur in foods. Food toxicology is an individual discipline that assesses the effects of components of the diet's complex chemical matrix on the activities of toxic agents that may be natural endogenous products or may be introduced from contaminating organisms or food production, processing and preparation. Food toxicology is gaining vital attention as the food supply chain is increasing in origin worldwide and any contamination or toxicity can cause serious adverse health effects.