Ders Detayları
| Code | Name | Type | Year | Semester | ECTS |
| 701003532017 | Food Toxicology | Seçmeli | 3 | 5 | 2.00 |
Objectives of the Course
The objectives of this course is to understand the classification of toxic elements in food and their effects on human health.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Esra Yasemin Batmaca
Learning Outcomes
| 1 | Classify the toxic elements in food. |
| 2 | Comprehends the negative effects on human health. |
| 3 | Understands the transmission of toxic elements to food and their negative effects on health. |
Mode of Delivery
Öğr. Gör. Esra Yasemin Batmaca
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Classification of toxic elements in foods, comprehending the negative effects on human health and understanding the ways of preventing these negative effects.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| 1 | What is Toxin, Natural Food Toxins, |
| 2 | Plant-Based Toxins, Fungal Toxins |
| 3 | Animal Toxins, Saxitoxin, Tetrodotoxin, Skombrotoxin, Poisonous Honey |
| 4 | Avidin, Biogenic Amines, Mycotoxins, Aflatoxins, Ochratoxins, Patulin |
| 5 | Fusarium Toxins, Zearalenone (Zen), Trichothecene, Fumonicin |
| 6 | The Effects of Harmful Chemicals on Nutrients |
| 7 | MID TERM EXAM |
| 8 | MID TERM EXAM |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Pesticide Residues (Agrochemicals), Effects of Pesticides on Health, Recommendations for Reducing Pesticides, Drugs Used in Veterinary Medicine, Antibiotics, Radionuclides |
| 11 | Pollutants Transported From Food Packaging to Food, Plastic Packaging - Food Interaction, Effects of Plastic Packaging on Health, Considerations in Use of Packaging |
| 12 | Detergents / Disinfectant Remnants, Considerations in the Selection of Detergents, Effects of Detergents on Health, Pollutants During the Cooking Process |
| 13 | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), Effects of PAHs on Health, Heterocyclic Amines (HA), Effects of Heterocyclic Amines on Health, |
| 14 | Acrylamide, Effects of acrylamide on health, N-nitroso compounds, Effects of N-Nitrozo compounds on health |
| 15 | FINAL EXAM |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM |
Recommended or Required Reading
PPTs, lesson notes
Assessment Methods and Criteria
| Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 |
| Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 |
| 100 |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
| Activities | Count | WORKLOAD (hours) | TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ara Sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Derse Katılım | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | 1 | 12 | |
| Soru-Yanıt | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | 1 | 11 | |
| Bireysel Çalışma | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 60 |