Description:Content: Food safety assessment : introduction / John W. Finley and Susan F. Robinson -- History of food safety assessment from Ancient Egypt to ancient [sic] Washington / Sanford A. Miller -- What is safe food? / Fred R. Shank and Karen L. Carson -- Risk-benefit perception / Michael W. Pariza -- Toxicological evaluation of genetically engineered plant pesticides : potential data requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / J. Thomas McClintock, Roy D. Sjoblad, and Reto Engler -- Evaluating pesticide residues and food safety / Henry B. Chin -- Liver cell short-term tests for food-borne carcinogens / Gary M. Williams -- Bacterial test systems for mutagenesis testing / Johnnie R. Hayes -- Current trends in animal safety testing / John C. Kirschman -- Acute and chronic toxicity testing in the assessment of food additive safety / David G. Hattan -- Usefulness of clinical studies in establishing safety of food products / Walter H. Glinsmann -- Good laboratory practice regulations : the need for compliance / W.M. Busey and P. Runge -- Importance of the hazard analysis and critical control point system in food safety evaluation and planning / Donald A. Corlett, Jr. -- Threshold of regulation : options for handling minimal risk situations / Alan M. Rulis -- Food ingredient safety evaluation : guidelines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration / George H. Pauli -- A flavor priority ranking system : acceptance and internationalization / Otho D. Easterday, Richard A. Ford, Richard L. Hall, Jan Stofberg, Peter Cadby, and Friedrich Grundschober -- Expert systems and neural networks in food processing / George Stefanek and John M. Fildes -- Predicting chemical mutagenicity by using quantitative structure-activity relationships / Alan J. Shusterman -- HazardExpert, an expert system for predicting chemical toxicity / Michael P. Smithing and Ferenc Darvas -- Using the menu census survey to estimate dietary intake : postmarket surveillance of aspartame / I.J. Abrams -- Dietary exposure assessment in the analysis of risk from pesticides in foods / Michele Leparulo-Loftus, Barbara J. Petersen, Christine F. Chaisson, and J. Robert Tomerlin -- Current concerns in food safety / R.V. Lechowich -- High-technology approaches to microbial safety in foods with extended shelf life / Myron Solberg -- Predictive microbiology : mathematical modeling of microbial growth in foods / Robert L. Buchanan -- Mycotoxins in foods and their safety ramifications / Garnett E. Wood and Albert E. Pohland -- Diet-health relationship / Paul A. Lachance -- Diet and carcinogenesis / John A. Milner -- Food allergies / Steve L. Taylor, Julie A. Nordlee, and Robert K. Bush -- Chemical safety of irradiated foods / George G. Giddings -- Safety issues with antioxidants in foods / P.B. Addis and C.A. Hassel -- Safety and regulatory status of food, drug, and cosmetic color additives / Joseph F. Borzelleca and John B. Hallagan -- Safety evaluation of olestra, a nonabsorbable fat replacement derived from fat / Carolyn M. Bergholz -- Nitrate, nitrite, and N-nitroso compounds : food safety and biological implications / Joseph H. Hotchkiss, Michael A. Helser, Chris M. Maragos, and Yin-Ming Weng -- Ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages and fermented foods / Gregory W. Diachenko, Benjamin J. Canas, Frank L. Joe, and Michael DiNovi -- Composition and safety evaluation of potato berries, potato and tomato seeds, potatoes, and potato alkaloids / Mendel Friedman.