Information Package / Course Catalogue
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: 2
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

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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 - Assignment
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 - Student's presentation
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 AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1314
Presentation 1314
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-6
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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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