Food Toxicology

Course Outline: FOOD TOXICOLOGY

Course Responsible: Kakagianni Myrsini

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

To understand the basic concepts of toxicology in order to understand its nature problem arising on a case-by-case basis
Understand the toxicological hazards that may occur in various foods based on their nature and production and storage conditions
To perform estimation calculations and to evaluate the risk from exposure to toxic agents
Understand the parameters that affect the results of analytical techniques and assess the reliability of a method
Be able to look up legislation relating to maximum acceptable levels residues of a toxic agent and be able to evaluate the results