00000cmm a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611095189 Buklod 20140203084459.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 110509s2011 xxu u | eng d 9781441978684 (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00212404625 DLC DML eng DMLUC TX 531 S228 2011eb Safe or not safe [electronic resource] deciding what risks to accept in our environment and food Paul Pechan ...[et al.]. New York Springer c2011. 1 online resource (xii, 145 p.) ill. (some col.) 1. Risks -- 2. Biodiversity at Risk -- 3. Chemical Contaminants in Food -- 4. The Food Choices We Make. IP-based subscription, access limited to within on-campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. Safe or Not Safe aims to present a comprehensive picture of food-related risk issues, as observed in daily life. Included are numerous real-life examples showing how scientists measure, assess, evaluate and manage potential risks, and how this helps us to decide  how to manage our food chain and ultimately the food we eat. The book is divided into four interrelated chapters. Chapter one deals with risk: Risk examples  are given from  our daily life, illustrating what we need to know about  risks and how to manage them. Chapter two addresses the risks  to biodiversity. Chapter three investigates the risks chemical contaminants pose to our health through the food chain. The final chapter reviews the last three decades of creating genetically engineered food, focusing not only on the science behind the technology, but also on issues, such as consumer choice and rights, politics, product usefulness, and the availability of alternatives. Aimed especially at food science professionals and educators, undergraduate and graduate students, health professionals, and an interested general public will also benefit greatly from this resource. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink 2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. Food Safety measures. Environmental risk assessment. Electronic books. Pechan, Paul. SpringerLink (Online service). Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4419-7868-4 (viewed 13 June 2014) FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource