Foodborne Disease Handbook, Second Edition,: Volume 3: Plant Toxicants - Hardcover

Hui, Y. H.; Smith, Roy; Spoerke, David G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 082470343X ISBN 13: 9780824703431

Publisher: CRC Press, 2000

Synopsis

A study of foodborne disease, focusing on plant toxicants. This second edition contains new chapters on poison centre management of exposures to plant and mushroom toxins; medical management of plant poisoning; prevention and management of plant toxicants in livestock; Clavicepis; mushroom biology, epidemiology, poisoning and medical management; fungi in folk medicine; and more.

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Review:

"International praise for the first edition. . . . . .outstanding. . .[provides a ] wealth of up-to-date information and references." ---Food Safety and Security ." . .these books.. . .are applicable to poison centers no matter where they may be located in the world." ---Veterinary and Human Toxicology ." . .well written and well organized. . .. . . .has vital information for toxicologists, pharmacologists, medicinal chemists, medical professionals, and environmental scientists; and for scientists involved in agricultural and marine research, and in veterinary medicine. Readers in these disciplines will discover their favorite chapters." ---Drug Metabolism Reviews ." . .outstanding. . .analyzes how various bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal agents from plants, animals, and physical objects contaminate foods and details the latest procedures to diagnose and treat these foodborne infections and illnesses." ---European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics "Well illustrated and exhaustively referenced. . .the ideal reference for both the practitioner and student of food safety." ---Food Protection Report

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 082470343X
• ISBN 13: 9780824703431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 840