Section I

This section deals with the challenges in food safety such as chemical contaminants, nanoparticles used in agriculture in the form of fertilizers and pesticides, microplastics, organic pollutants like perfluoro-octane sulphonate, and consists of six chapters.

Section II

Dedicated to heavy metal contamination in food such as high cadmium exposure and associated health risks, containing four chapters.

Section III

Includes four chapters that highlight arsenic contamination in the food and food chain system—a serious threat to food security and human health.

Section IV

To summarize and provide a way forward, a chapter has been included in this section.

The book is an informative source of reference to the researchers and scientists working in the area of food science and technology, food regulators, policymakers, producers, healthcare providers, educators, consumers, and other stakeholders.