Acrylamide and Other Hazardous Compounds in Heat-treated Foods

Part 1 Formation and analysis of hazardous compounds in heat-treated foods: The Maillard reaction and its role in the formation of acrylamide and other potentially hazardous compounds; Formation of acrylamide in cereal products and coffee; Formation of acrylamide in potato products; Mechanism for the formation of PhIP in foods; Latest developments in the analysis of heterocyclic amines in cooked foods; Analysis for acrylamide in foods; Molecular modelling approach to predict the toxicity of compounds generated during heat treatment of foods. Part 2 Health risks of acrylamide and other hazardous compounds in heat-treated foods: Bio-monitoring of acrylamide; Modelling of dietary exposure to acrylamide; Assessing exposure levels of acrylamide; Assessing human exposure to heterocyclic aromatic amines; Mechanisms of carcinogenicity of heterocyclic amines; Risk assessment techniques for acrylamide; The possible involvement of mutagenic and carcinogenic heterocyclic amines in human cancer; Health risks of 5-hydroxy-methyl-furfural (HMF) and related compounds; Factors affecting mutagenicity of heterocyclic amines. Part 3 Minimising the formation of hazardous compounds during heat treatment: Controlling cooking conditions and ingredients to reduce the formation of heterocyclic amines; Dietary compounds which protect against heterocyclic amines; Controlling acrylamide formation during baking; Novel techniques to prevent the formation of acrylamide in processed food.