NUT 3500 - Food Safety

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): NUT 2040, BIO 1080, BIO 1090

Description: This course covers the safety and toxicology of food and dietary supplements with respect to microbial and non-microbial contamination. Sources of contamination, ways to prevent or control contamination, consequences of contamination and methods of detection are covered. Beneficial aspects of microbes in food with respect to human health are also discussed.