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Toxins and Contaminants in Indian Food Products

Insecticides in Indian Food Products Introduction Chemistry of Insecticides Definitions Chemical Structures of Insecticides Organochlorides Organophosphorus Insecticides Carbamates Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids Miscellaneous Groups Toxicity of Selected Insecticides Limits of Insecticides in Indian Food Consequences for Food Business Operators References Aflatoxins in Indian Food Products Introduction Chemistry of Aflatoxins The Aflatoxin/Foodborne Diseases Correlation Types of Aflatoxins Chemical Structure of Aflatoxins Physiological Actions of Aflatoxins Toxicity of Aflatoxins Placement of Aflatoxins in Food Safety and Standards Regulations 2011 Limits of Aflatoxins in Indian Food Commodities Chemical Structures of Crop Contaminants and Naturally Occurring Toxins Other Than Aflatoxins Comparison of Aflatoxin Limits in Indian Food Law with EU Standards Indian Market Surveys for Aflatoxin Contents in Commodities Consequences for Food Business Operators References Botanical Ingredients and Herbs in India Foods or Drugs?Introduction Toxin Load Considerations in Botanical Food Ingredients, Herbs and Spices Chemistry of Ingredient-Specific Intoxicants and Skin Allergens Limonene Phellandrene Geraniol Citronellol Borneol Citral Safrole Cure Aspects of Herbs and Spices General Overview Herbs and Spices Correlations with. Tastes in the Ancient Medicine Precautionary Measures for Consumers References Organic Foods and Farming Practices in India Introduction Ancient Indian Scenario of Foods and Farming Practices Vruksh Ayurveda and Agriculture Soil Conservation Aspects of Food Quality and Crop Yield Nitrogen Enrichment Mineral Content Enrichment Organic Matter Stability and Surface Enlargement India Towards Intensive Industrial and Integrated Farming Practices Mineral Nutrients Deficiencies in Indian Foods Mineral-Deficient Foods—The Indian Scenario Concept of Organic Farming Definition of Organic Farming Indian Programme for Organic Production SWOT Scenario for Food Quality Assurance and Organic Certification in India SWOT Analysis of Indian Food Quality Assurance Systems SWOT Analysis of Organic Certifications in India Indian Organic Products Developing in Limited Scope for Organic Farming Organic Products Development in India Indian Food: The Safety Concern References Pesticides Detection and Detrimental Chemicals in Indian Farming. Reasons for EU Border Rejections Introduction Industrialisation and Release of Detrimental Chemicals into the Environment Ethics Regarding Protection of Biosphere from Detrimental Chemicals. Anti-pesticide Movement and Integral Humanism Effects of Toxic Metals and Other Detrimental Chemicals on Environment, Biodiversity, and Public Health Detection of Detrimental Chemicals Dissolved Oxygen Pathogens Heavy Toxic Metals in Soils and Water Pesticides in Agricultural Effluents India Towards Reduction of Detrimental Chemicals in Farming Reasons for EU Borders Rejections Salmonella Detection in Indian Foods at EU Borders Despite Following Organic Farming, Pesticides in Indian Foods Seldom Detected at EU Borders Aflatoxins in Indian Chilli. The Situation at EU Borders Land Reforms in India Are Essential References

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Insecticides in Indian Food Products
Abstract The current usage of insecticides and pesticides in modern food industry and agriculture is surely evident in many industrialised countries such as India. Despite their use as crop protection chemicals, their toxic action has been remembered by environmentalists as well as food and agricultural...
(Toxins and Contaminants in Indian Food Products)
Aflatoxins in Indian Food Products
Abstract Hepatitis cases have been reported in India in the past due to consumption of food contaminated by some aflatoxin, a mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus flavus and generally developed in food articles grown and/or stored in hot and moist environment. The main target organ of hepatic...
(Toxins and Contaminants in Indian Food Products)
Wartime food production and Prohibition
Food was no problem for America during the war; farm production increased by 20 percent. An effective humanitarian engineer named Herbert Hoover had already led a food drive to help Europe; now he headed the national food effort. People grew victory gardens and patriotically observed meatless Tuesdays...
(U.S. History)
Natural Functional Food Products
Probiotics Galina Novik, Anastasiya Sidarenka, Elena Kiseleva, Emily Kolomiets, and Estera Szwajcer Dey The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a complex ecosystem and its bacteria inhabitants can achieve very high densities. A delicate balance exists between human intestinal microflora...
(Biotransformation of Waste Biomass into High Value Biochemicals)
Food Products
Poor households spend relatively more on tax-exempt food products than richer households. Household expenses on tax-exempt food products amount on average to DF 153,629 per household, which is equivalent to 12.4% of total household spending. Table 9.8 shows household expenses on tax-exempt food products,...
(The Quest for Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Microsimulation Approach to Policy Making)
Water Availability and Food Production
In addition to the coastal and oceanic impacts, small islands are also highly vulnerable to changes in precipitation patterns and consequent changes in water availability. Low-lying atoll islands, such as Kiribati or Tuvalu in the Pacific, depend on fragile groundwater lenses and the availability of...
(Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries: Fostering Resilience and Improving the Quality of Life)
Food Production
THE PROBLEM: FOOD PRODUCTION CURRENT AND FUTURE FOOD DEMANDS Between 1959 and 1999, the global human population doubled from three to six billion (Worldometers 2016). We are currently at ~7.4 billion people, with a recent annual growth rate of 1.13 percent (Worldometers 2016). Although...
(Modern biotechnology : defining and solving human problems)
THE PROBLEM: FOOD PRODUCTION
CURRENT AND FUTURE FOOD DEMANDS Between 1959 and 1999, the global human population doubled from three to six billion (Worldometers 2016). We are currently at ~7.4 billion people, with a recent annual growth rate of 1.13 percent (Worldometers 2016). Although this rate is predicted to decline slightly1...
(Modern biotechnology : defining and solving human problems)
Limits of Insecticides in Indian Food
Names of 149 insecticides are enlisted for protection of particular foods within the prescribed tolerance limits in the FSSR, 2011, Sect. 2.3: Residues. In detail, the FSSR states clearly, with relation to restriction on the use of insecticides (Sect. 2.3.1), that: (a) Insecticides cannot be used directly...
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Limits of Aflatoxins in Indian Food Commodities
The FSSR 2011 enlists aflatoxins among crop contaminants like patulin and ochratoxin—antibiotics from metabolites of a number of fungi, such as A. clavatus, A claviforme, A. gigateus, A. sulphureus, Penicillium patulum—and naturally occurring toxic substances like agaric acid, hydrocyanic...
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