food toxicology Flashcards
1
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food toxicology
A
study of nature, properties, effects, and detection of toxic substances in food and their disease
2
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toxicological studies focus on?
A
metabolism and digestion in GI tract
3
Q
GRAS?
A
generally regarded as safe
legal difference btw GRAS and food additives
used by scientific experts for substances added to food
4
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tolerance
A
unavoidable contaminant in food limited by regulation
5
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food additive
A
substance that becomes component of food or affect characteristic of food
6
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Reference dose (RfD)
A
estimate of daily oral exposure that has low risk or deleterious effects during a lifetime
7
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acceptable daily intake (ADI)
A
amount of chemical exposure on daily basis over long period of time without deleterious effects
