| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | BD214.4 | Food Additives and Food Toxicity | Elective | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Having information about beneficial / harmful additives used in foods and health effects and showing the causes, sources and prevention ways of factors that may be harmful to human health in the consumption of food. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tayyibe ERTEN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Having information about general properties and usage areas of food additives | | 2 | Having information about health effects of additives used in foods and being able to gain a habit of reading labels | | 3 | To have knowledge about the chemical and physical properties of foodborne toxic agents | | 4 | To understand the causes of contamination and formation of food-borne toxic substances | | 5 | To understand the relationship between food additives and dose, and to have knowledge about usage of food additives |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Second Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Purpose of being able to have information about beneficial / harmful additives used in foods and effects on health. The functions of food additives, the main food additives, the factors affecting the production and market of food additives, the methods of obtaining food additives, their uses and limitations, food additives and legal regulations, the purchase of food additives Toxic compounds, food allergies and nutrient sensitivities, food-borne mycotoxins and poisoning mechanisms, food-borne parasites-protozoa and poisoning mechanisms are discussed. The toxicological components of food, the methods and tests used in toxicological evaluations of foods, toxic compounds formed during food processing. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | What is Food Additive | | | | 2 |
Functions of Food Additives | | | | 3 |
Major Food Additives | | | | 4 |
Factors Affecting Production and Market of Food Additives | | | | 5 |
Methods of Obtaining Food Additives, Uses and Limitations | | | | 6 |
Food Additives and Regulations | | | | 7 |
Determination of Food Additives Purchase | | | | 8 | MIDTERM EXAM | | | | 9 | Determination of Food Additives Purchase | | | | 10 |
Definition of toxic food ingredients | | | | 11 |
Criteria, methods and tests used in toxicological evaluation of food | | | | 12 |
Toxic compounds formed during the processing of food | | | | 13 |
Food allergies and food sensitivities | | | | 14 |
Foodborne mycotoxins and poisoning mechanism | | | | 15 | Toxic chemical contaminants | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| • Altuğ, T. Gıda Katkı Maddeleri, 2006, SİDAS MEDYA LTD ŞTİ, İZMİR
• Çakmakçı, S.; Çelik, İ. 2000, Gıda Katkı Maddeleri. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Ofst Tesisi, Erzurum
• Hayes, A.W. 2001. Principles and Methods of Toxicology, 4th Ed
• Klaassen, C.D., Watkins, III J.B. 2003. Casarett & Doull's Essentials of Toxicology, The McGraw-Hill Companies, USA. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 75 | | Quiz | 1 | 25 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Question-Answer | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Self Study | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Individual Study for Quiz | 5 | 1 | 5 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | LO2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | LO5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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