This Brief concerns the chemical risk in food products from the
viewpoint of microbiology. The "Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Point" (HACCP) approach, which is applied for this purpose, is dedicated
to the study and the analysis of all possible dangers by food
consumptions and the related countermeasures with the aim of protecting
the health of consumers. This difficult objective is highly
multidisciplinary and requires a plethora of different competencies.
This book thus addresses chemists, microbiologists, food technologists,
medical professionals and veterinarians. The chemical risks described in
this book are related to food additives, contaminants by food packaging
materials, chemicals from cleaning systems and microbial toxins. The
present book gives an introduction and overview of these various topics.