Chemical waste of animal origin

ISBN-13: 9786203960938 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str.

Loisy Valero Hernández; Omelio Gervasio Cepero Rodríguez; Zuleiny Meneses Martin

Opis

The safety of food of animal origin can be affected by residues of chemical origin, which constitutes a public health hazard. Chemical substances are inevitably linked to livestock farms due to the use of medicines to treat infections, parasitic infestations and in the processes of cleaning and disinfection of utensils, as well as the use of agrochemicals. Residues of chemical origin in food of livestock origin are undesirable since they can be harmful to the consumer. Currently, consumer pressure to produce food free of residues that threaten human health is pushing for changes in agricultural production models around the world towards the development of more sustainable production systems. Transformations and changes in people's lifestyles, in particular changes in consumption habits and consumer demands for safe food production, have made it possible to introduce changes in production methods....

O autorze

Valero Hernández, Loisy The main author is a Chemistry graduate with more than 20 years of educational teaching experience. She is a professor at the University of Ciego de Avila Máximo Gómez Báez, in the career of Chemistry and offers courses and workshops on this subject, which is considered of vital importance for human health.