Chemical Food Safety - M323001
Title: Chemická bezpečnost potravin
Guaranteed by: Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition (323)
Faculty: Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual: from 2019
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:4
E-Credits: winter s.:4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unlimited (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
Qualifications:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Pulkrabová Jana prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Hajšlová Jana prof. Ing. CSc.
Interchangeability : AM323001, N323012, N323012A
Is interchangeable with: AM323001
Examination dates   
This subject contains the following additional online materials
Annotation -
The course provides a comprehensive summary of information concerning chemical food safety, with an emphasis on current problems. Attention is paid to hazardous food components that originate during food processing from common precursors, food additives and contaminants of various origins, i.e. from the environment, agricultural practices or from food contacts materials. For each group of contaminants, physico-chemical and toxicological aspects are discussed, attention is focused on the possibilities of consumers´ protection and on minimisation of dietary exposure to these pollutants.
Last update: Pulkrabová Jana (28.01.2018)
Course completion requirements -

Semestral project.

Successful completion of written and oral exams.

Last update: Pulkrabová Jana (24.01.2018)
Literature -

R: Velíšek J., Hajšlová J.: Chemie potravin, 2. díl, 2009, 978-80-86659-16-9.

A: Motarjemi, Y.,Moy, G.,; Todd, E. C. D: Encyclopedia of food safety, 1st ed., Academic Press, 2014, 0124200338

A: Watson, D.H. (ed.): Food Chemical Safety, Volume 1 - Contaminants, Woodhead Publishing. UK 2001, 1-85573-462-1

A: Watson, D.H. (ed.): Food Chemical Safety, Volume 2 - Additives, Woodhead Publishing. UK, 2002, 1-85573-563-6.

Last update: Pulkrabová Jana (17.09.2023)
Requirements to the exam -

Within the extent of the syllabus.

Last update: Pulkrabová Jana (24.01.2018)
Syllabus -

1. Chemical Food Safety, definitions, legal aspects.

2. Summary of major groups of compounds associated with chemical safety.

3. Substances that result in food production - process contaminants.

4. Natural toxic substances - the most important groups, legislative aspects.

5. Mycotoxins and other natural toxins.

6. Emerging groups of chemical compounds, global food chain protection.

7. Characterization of the properties of exogenous contaminant and their entry into the food chain.

8. Persistent organic pollutants.

9. Modern pesticides and veterinary pharmaceuticals, byproducts.

10. Toxic metals, nitrates, radionuclides.

11. Food additives – the most important group, E-codes.

12. - 14 Important groups of chemical contaminants according to food commodities.

Last update: Pulkrabová Jana (17.09.2023)
Learning resources -

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/cs/index.htm

http://www.who.int/en/

http://www.bezpecnostpotravin.cz/

Last update: Fialová Jana (19.12.2017)
Learning outcomes -

Students will be able to:

  • assess chemical food safety.
  • design procedures to eliminate the possibility of undesirable substances in food during food processing and storage.
  • design ways to reduce exposure of human population to xenobiotics from the diet.
Last update: Pulkrabová Jana (28.01.2018)
Registration requirements -

Food Chemistry

Last update: Pulkrabová Jana (24.01.2018)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Konzultace s vyučujícími 0.5 14
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Práce na individuálním projektu 1 28
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 1 28
Účast na seminářích 0.5 14
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