Safe or Not Safe Deciding What Risks to Accept in Our Environment and Food /

• Main Authors: Pechan, Paul (Author), Renn, Ortwin (Author), Watt, Allan (Author), Pongratz, Ingemar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Genetic engineering.; Food > Biotechnology.; Nutrition.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Food Science.; Genetic Engineering.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

Safe or Not Safe aims to present a comprehensive picture of food-related risk issues, as observed in daily life. Included are numerous real-life examples showing how scientists measure, assess, evaluate and manage potential risks, and how this helps us to decide  how to manage our food chain and ult...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Risks
• 2. Biodiversity at Risk
• 3. Chemical Contaminants in Food
• 4. The Food Choices We Make.