Metal Contamination of Food

This updated edition provides key information on metals in foods, how they get there, how they are measured and their significance to nutrition, safety, quality, legislation and other key areas. Advances in techniques available and requirements in the areas of food safety, quality, analysis and legislation are covered and particular attention is given to multi-element analysis, improved closed system sample digestion and determination of chemical species as well as new codes of practice, nutritional and food safety concerns.