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Food Contaminants

Course Code	: VBH527
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

To have sufficient knowledge about definition of contaminants, risks in foodstuffs, heavy metals, pesticides, radionuclides, antimicrobial agents

Course Content

General information about food additives and contaminants, classification of food additives, environmental pollutants, chemical pollution, mycotoxins and chemical pollution risk analysis in foods

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Filiz KÖK

Learning Outcomes

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Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Karakaya, A.E. : Gıda katkılarının toksikolojik yönden değerlendirme ilkeleri. Teknolojik, Toksikolojik ve Yasal Açıdan Gıda Katkıları. Seminer Notları. SEGEM 12-16 Aralık 1988. Ankara.
2.	Benford D.: The Acceptable Daily Intake. A Tool For Ensuring Food Safety. ILSI Europe Concise Monographs Series. ILSI Press. Belgium. (2000).
3.	Commission of the European Communities: White Paper: Strategy For a Future Chemicals Policy (2001).
4.	Rosenberg M. : Life Expectancy Overview of Life Expectancy. http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/lifeexpectancy.htm (Erişim 21/02/2011)
5.	National Library of Medicine. Toxicology Tutorials.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Definition, overview, classification of food contaminants, effects of contaminants on health

Week 2 - Theoretical

Some veterinary drug residues in animal foods

Week 3 - Theoretical

Pesticides residues in foods

Week 4 - Theoretical

Heavy metals and health problems in foods

Week 5 - Theoretical

Polychlorinated hydrocarbons in foods

Week 6 - Theoretical

Mycotoxins in foods

Week 7 - Theoretical

Radionuclides in foods

Week 8 - Theoretical

(Midterm exam). Review

Week 9 - Theoretical

Food additives and health risks

Week 10 - Theoretical

Contaminations occurring during food processing (PAH, acrylamide, furans, trans fatty acids etc.)

Week 11 - Theoretical

Migration and monomers in food packaging

Week 12 - Theoretical

Microplastics and health hazards in foods

Week 13 - Theoretical

Pollutants formed by chemical reactions in foods, N-nitroso compounds, chemical pollution risk analysis in foods

Week 14 - Theoretical

Regulations about food contaminants

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Reading	14	0	2	28
Midterm Examination	1	15	2	17
Final Examination	1	25	2	27
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13
OÇ-1		5		5		5
OÇ-2		5		5		5
OÇ-3		5		5		5
OÇ-4		5		5		5
OÇ-5		5		5		5						5	5
OÇ-6		5		5		5

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