- Docente: Paola Roncada
- Credits: 4
- SSD: VET/07
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Safety and Quality in Animal Production (cod. 8521)
Learning outcomes
Provide the knowledge about the different aspects of contaminants in food and risk assessment in relation to the consumer.
Course contents
Principles of pharmacology and toxicology governing entry and fate of drugs and toxicants in living systems. Includes toxicokinetics and foreign compound metabolism relative to toxification or detoxification. Introduction about toxicology in general Veterinary drug residues and environmental contaminants. Risk assessment and MRL evaluation. Common contaminants of the food chain. Non-intentional and intentional contamination. Contamination by pesticides. Mycotoxins. Possible interactions on cellular and physiological structures. Short- and long-term effects on environment and consumer. Laws and regulation of safety assessment of foods including food additives, environmental contaminants, pesticides and antibiotic residues.
Teaching methods
Lectures and interactive discussion.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Teaching tools
Laboratory tests and practical experience for analysis of drug residues in tissues of animal origin.
Office hours
See the website of Paola Roncada