Table of Contents

US poison centres for exposures to plant and mushroom toxins; toxicology of naturally occurring chemicals in food; poisonous higher plants; alkaloids; antinutritional factors related to proteins and amino acids; glycosides; analytical methodology forplant toxicants; medical management and plant poisoning; plant toxicants and livestock - prevention and management; aspergillus; claviceps; fusarium; penicillium; foodborne disease and mycotoxin epidemiology; mycotoxicoses - the effects of interactionswith mycotoxins; analytical methodology for mycotoxins; mycotoxin analysis - immunological techniques; mushroom biology - general identification features; identification of a mushroom poisoning (mycetismus), epidemiology, and medical management; fungi infolk medicine and society.

Reviews

"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