1st Edition

Food Safety 1993

By Institute Copyright 1993

    Covers developments in food safety and foodborne illness, organizing information to provide easy access to many topics, both general and specific. Comprehensive summaries of important advances in food science, compiled from over 550 sources worldwide, are presented.

    Preface

    Part I: Diet and Health

    1 Overview

    General Historical and Epidemiological Studies

    Fatty Acids

    The cholesterol controversy

    Carbohydrates and Fiber

    Minerals

    Oxidant Defense

    Special Foods and Diets

    2 Diet and Cancer

    Overview

    Epidemiology

    Colorectal cancer

    Gastric and esophageal cancer

    Breast cancer

    Lung and laryngeal cancer

    Pancreatic cancer

    Prostate cancer

    Bladder cancer

    Cancer of the uterine cervix

    Ovarian cancer

    Thyroid cancer

    Risk factors for fetal or embryonic cells

    Clinical and Laboratory Studies

    Vitamins and antioxidants

    Fat

    Fiber and carbohydrate

    Dietary restriction

    Protein

    Methyl deficiency

    Minerals

    Orotic acid

    Anticarcinogens and antimutagens

    3 Diet and Cardiovascular Disease

    Overview, Epidemiology, and General Dietary Studies

    Effects of Fiber

    Reviews

    Studies in human subjects

    Animal studies

    Effects of Protein

    Soy protein

    Effects of Fats

    Effects on plasma lipids and lipid metabolism

    Dietary cholesterol

    Dietary fish and fish oil

    Lipoprotein and apolipoprotein synthesis and metabolism

    Endogenous lipid peroxidation

    Atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease

    Ischemic heart disease

    Blood pressure

    Effects of dietary lipids on platelets

    Effects of dietary lipids on erythrocytes

    Effects of dietary lipids on vascular tissue

    Other effects of dietary lipids on the cardiovascular system

    Antioxidants

    Tocopherols and vitamin E

    Vitamin C

    Other

    Minerals

    Magnesium

    Potassium

    Calcium

    Other

    Allium spp

    Herbs and spices

    Skim milk, orotic acid, and nucleotides

    Alcohol

    Miscellaneous

    Diet-gene interactions

    4 Other Effects of Diet

    Inflammation and the Immune Response

    Immunomodulation by dietary lipids

    Immunomodulation by nonlipid dietary components

    Effects of diet on specific immune responses and diseases

    Glucose Metabolism, Glucose Tolerance, and Diabetes

    Dietary carbohydrate and fiber

    Dietary lipids

    Other dietary and lifestyle factors

    Endocrine System, Metabolism, and Reproduction

    Kidney Disease and Function

    Gastrointestinal Tract

    Dietary influences on the gastric mucosa and ulcer disease

    Intestinal effects of dietary fiber

    Intestinal effects of dietary fat

    Stone diseases

    Teeth and Bones

    Effects of diet on dental health

    Effects of diet on bone health and development of osteoporosis

    Nervous System and Behavior

    Cataract

    Drug Metabolism and Interactions

    Growth, Development, and Aging

    Influence of dietary fat on development and aging

    Influence of diet restriction on aging

    Other effects of diet on development and aging

    5 Measurement and Bioavailability of Food Components

    Analysis of Food Components

    Antioxidants

    Dietary fiber and carbohydrate

    Fatty acids

    Thiosulfinates

    Sources of Constituents

    Lipids

    Fiber and carbohydrate

    Vitamins and antioxidants

    Bioavailability of Food Components

    Minerals

    Other

    Modifying the Composition of Foods

    Meats

    Dairy products

    Eggs

    Plant products

    Part II: Safety of Food Components

    6 Assessment of Food Safety

    General and Acute Toxicity

    Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity

    Physiochemical properties and structure-activity relationships

    Microbial test systems

    Genotoxicity tests using Drosophila

    Methods employing cultured mammalian cells in vitro

    Short-term tests in vivo tests

    Medium-term tests in rodents

    Long-term bioassays for carcinogenesis

    Indices of human exposure to carcinogens

    Risk assessment

    Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity

    Neurotoxicity and Behavioral Effects

    Immunotoxicity

    7 International (Direct) Additives

    Preservatives

    Sulfating agents

    Organic acids

    Nitrate, Nitrite, and N-Nitroso Compounds

    Nitrate and nitrite in foods

    Biological effects of nitrate and nitrite

    Endogenous nitrosation

    Occurrence of N-Nitroso compounds and their formation in foods

    Biological effects of N-Nitroso compounds

    Detection and assay of N-Nitroso compounds

    Food Preservation by Irradiation

    Toxicological studies

    Detection of irradiated foods

    Antioxidants

    Ascorbic acid

    Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)

    Butylated hyrdoxytoluene (BHT)

    Kojic acid

    Ethoxyquin

    Sweeteners

    Aspartame

    Saccharin

    Fructose

    Other sweeteners

    Flavors and Flavor Enhancers

    Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

    Other flavoring compounds

    Food Colors

    Vitamins

    Vitamin A

    Niacin

    Vitamin D

    Vitamin E

    Stabilizers, Thickeners, and Conditioners

    Carrageenan

    Potassium bromate

    Brominated vegetable oils

    Chlorinated bleaching adducts in flour-containing foods

    Tragacnth gum

    Fat Substitutes

    Other additives

    Ethylenediaminetetraaceric acid (EDTA)

    Purified cellulose

    Alkaline cellulose

    Calcium lactate

    8 Indirect Additives, Residues, and Contaminants

    Antimicrobial Drugs

    B-Lactam antibiotics

    Sulfonamides

    Tetracyclines

    Chloramphenicol

    Quinoline antibiotics

    Nitrofuran antibiotics

    Other antibiotics

    Other Veterinary Drugs

    Anthelminthics

    Hormones and hormone-like agents

    Other toxins

    Pesticides

    Toxicological effects and safety assessment

    Multiresidue methods

    Fumigants

    Fungicides

    Herbicides and growth regulators

    Insecticides

    Packaging Materials

    Toxicological studies

    Packaging components in foods, their migration and determination

    Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

    Sources of dietary exposure to PAHs

    Biological effects of PAHs

    Polyhalogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

    Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzufurans

    Other polyhalogenated aromatic compounds

    Other Organic Residues

    Toxic oil syndrome

    Chloroform

    Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene, PCE)

    1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol (1,3-DCP-OH)

    Cyclohexylamine (CHA)

    Cyanide

    Formaldehyde

    Diesel contaminants and other hydrocarbons

    Heavy Metals (General)

    Metals in foods and food-producing animals

    Occurrence and effects of heavy metals in humans

    Aluminum

    Absorption and distribution of aluminum

    Biological effects and toxicity of aluminum

    Occurrence and detection of aluminum in foods

    Arsenic

    Cadmium

    Cadmium in foods and the environment

    Occurrence and effects of cadmium in humans

    Effects of cadmium in experimental animals and cell cultures

    Fluoride

    Lead

    Sources of lead in the human diet

    Indices of human exposure to lead

    Biological effects and toxicity of lead

    Mercury

    Sources of dietary exposure to mercury

    Occurrence and effects of mercury in humans

    Effects of mercury in experimental animals and cell cultures

    Selenium

    Tin

    Vanadium

    Other inorganic residues and contaminants

    Copper

    Germanium compounds

    Iodine

    Iron

    Nickel

    Platinum

    Zinc

    Radionuclides

    Levels in human and toxicological effects

    Radionuclides in foods and transfer in the food chain

    Decontamination of radioactive foods

    9 Naturally Occurring Toxicants and Food Constituents of Toxicological Interest

    Seafood Toxins

    Ciguatera

    Paralytic shellfish poisoning

    Domoic acid intoxication (amnesic shellfish poisoning, ASP)

    Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning

    Tetrodotoxin

    Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

    Palytoxin

    Blue-green algal toxins in mussels

    Biogenic Amines

    Seafood

    Dairy products

    Alcoholic beverages

    Other foods

    Mutagens and Carcinogens in Heated Foods

    Heterocyclic amines

    Cholesterol oxides

    Other lipid oxidation products

    Other compounds in heated foods

    Coffee and Methlyxanthines

    Acute effects

    Metabolism of caffeine

    Effects on the digestive system

    Carcinogenic effects

    Cardiovascular effects

    Reproductive and developmental effects

    Effects on mineral metabolism

    Alkaloids

    Pyrrolizidine alkaloids

    Glycoalkaloids from Solanum spp.

    Atropine and scopolamine

    Lupin alkaloids

    Toxicology of argemone oil

    Glucosinolates

    Biological effects

    Occurrence in foods

    Determination of glucosinolates

    Cyanogenic Compounds

    Cassava

    Other foods and beverages

    Urethane

    Protease Inhibitors

    Phytate

    Toxic Amino Acids

    Tryptophan and its derivatives

    Lathyrism and Pacific amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Toxic hypoglycemic bioavailability

    Other Antinutritional Compounds in Legumes

    Factors affecting mineral bioavailability

    Occurrence and determination of antinutritional factors

    Effects of cooking and processing on antinutritional factors

    Lectins

    Phenolic Compounds

    Coumarins and furocoumarins

    Flavonoids

    Gossypol

    Tannins

    Toxins and Carcinogenicity of Mushrooms

    Food Allergy and Food Intolerance

    Case reports

    Reviews

    Allergies to specific foods

    Isolation and characterization of allergens

    Other Food-Related Toxins

    Toxicity of licorice

    Grayanotoxins

    Amaranth

    Oxalic acid in tea

    Cashew nut shell oil

    Flour infested with beetles

    Part III: Foodborne Microbial Illness

    10 Mycotoxins

    Mycotoxins Produced by Aspergillus spp.

    Aflatoxins

    Tremorgenic myctoxins

    Mycotoxins Produced by Penicillium spp.

    Ochratoxins

    Cyclopiazonic acid

    Citrinin

    Patulin

    Luteoskyrin

    Secalonic acid D

    Eremofortin C and PR toxin

    Pennigritrem

    Mycotoxins Produced by Fusarium spp.

    Trichothecenes

    Non-trichothecenes

    Mycotoxins Produced by Alternaria spp.

    Other Mycotoxins

    11 Foodborne Bacterial Intoxications and Infections

    Surveillance and Epidemiology

    Staphylococcus

    Outbreaks

    Occurrence, growth, and toxin production in food

    Toxins and virulence factors

    Detection and identification

    Clostridium

    Clostridium botulinum

    Clostridium perfringens

    Bacillus Cereus

    Outbreaks, occurrence, and growth

    Toxins

    Detection

    Salmonella

    Outbreaks and epidemiologic studies

    Occurrence and control

    Detection and identification

    Virulence and molecular studies

    Shigella

    Epidemiology

    Virulence and molecular studies

    Escherichia Coli

    Epidemiology, outbreaks, and clinical features

    Occurrence and growth in food

    Virulence and pathogenesis

    Detection and identification

    Yersinia

    Epidemiological and clinical features

    Occurrence and growth in foods and the environment

    Isolation and identification

    Virulence and pathogenicity

    Vibrio

    Vibrio cholera

    Vibrio parahaemolyticus

    Vibrio vulnificus

    Other vibrios

    Aeromonas

    Campylobacter

    Epidemiology and clinical features

    Occurrence and survival

    Isolation and identification

    Virulence

    Listeria

    Epidemiology and clinical features

    Occurrence and behavior in foods and the food-system environment

    Control

    Detection and identification

    Virulence

    Other Microbial Pathogens

    Legionella

    Brucella

    Streptococcus

    Klebsiella

    Cyanobacteria

    Borrelia

    Citrobacter

    General (Multiple Pathogens)

    Occurrence of food-poisoning bacteria

    Survival and growth

    Antibacterial activity in foods

    Identification

    Prevention and Control

    Predictive microbiology

    Risk management and the HACCP approach

    Natural Antimicrobial systems, microbial antagonism, and bacteriocins

    Processing technology

    12 Foodborne Parasites

    Cryptosporidiosis

    Toxoplasmosis

    Giardiasis and Entamoeba histolytica infection

    Cysticerosis and taeniasis

    Trichinosis

    Anisakiasis

    Echinococcosis

    Fascioliasis

    Opisthorchis viverrini

    APPENDIX

    Food- and Water-Associated Viruses

    Food Virology

    Foodborne viral disease

    Detection

    Prevention of foodborne viral disease

    Water and Soil Virology

    Drinking water

    Wastewater and surface waters

    Soil and groundwater

    Viral Hepatitis

    Epidemiology of hepatitis A

    Hepatitis A immunity

    Hepatitis A in cell culture

    Hepatitis E

    Viral Gastroenteritis

    Index

    Biography

    The Food Research Institute, Department of Food Microbiology and Toxicology, College of Agriculture and the Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin- Madison is both a research facility and an academic department. It investigates the cause and control of foodborne disease and trains scientists and technical specialists in advanced and basic food safety technology and management. Over one hundred scientists and supporting staff in nine research sections headed by faculty members emphasize microbiology, toxicology and biochemistry. The microbiological sections conduct basic and applied research in food-associated illnesses caused by bacteria, molds and viruses, while other sections deal with diet and behavior, food allergy, and diet and cancer. They offer expert technical advice to the public, industry, government and various supporting agencies and publish all significant findings in major refereed journals amounting to some 60 to 70 papers each year.