Course: Introduction to Nutrition and Food Safety

The most important goal of food safety is to protect consumers, “us.” In the modern world, foods on your table are not that simple as you thought. To verify what …

We hope you enjoyed this free online course from Taipei Medical University (TMU). TMU offers various study programs from fundamental science to clinical researches. Why TMU? Taipei Medical University (TMU) …

NMR, MS, and SIRA, three of the most frequently-used techniques of food inspection, will be introduced in this video.

Food adulteration has become the basic of food industry, the quality of food adulteration becomes important issue. Report of fraud food adulteration is a challenge, because most food adulteration may …

Introduction of methodologies to be used in food authenticity.

Please read through the attached file published by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). This simple guide follows FDF guideline. It aims to help food industry, especially for small business, …

Key facts Pesticides are used to protect crops against insects, weeds, fungi and other pests. Pesticides are potentially toxic to humans and can have both acute and chronic health effects, …

Adulteration is a legal term meaning that a food product fails to meet legal standards. Adulteration is an addition of another substance to a food item in order to increase …

In this week, these topics will be taught: Classification Health risk assessments Pesticide residue monitoring Minimizing pesticide residues Educator: Yu-Chen Hou

After the introduction of how to evaluate the toxicity of pesticides. Continuous monitoring of pesticide residues is needed in policy. To reduce the risks of poisoning ourselves, we should minimize …

What does the word “toxic” mean? In scientific evaluation, it related to the size of the target, the dose of the substance and the length the target take the substance. …

Effects of Soybean/Brown Rice Consumption on Body Fat and Blood Lipids in Overweight Postmenopausal Women Summary A menopause-induced estrogen deficiency might increase body-fat accumu-lation, insulin resistance, and abnormal blood sugar …

Can you guess which country consumed the most amount of pesticides? In this video, Prof. Hou will show you the consumption map first. Then, she will explain the classification of …

We know that pesticides kill bugs. However, would they be harmful to humans or the environment? Toxicity of pesticides vary. In many countries, pesticides evaluation are required by law or …

Diet planning guides and dietary guidelines are tools that apply principles of good eating and offer practical advice on healthy habits. Using the diet planning tools together allows individuals to …