Toxicology division

Toxicology & Safety Evaluation Division

Engage and educate on the safety evaluation of foods, food ingredients, and contaminants in food and dietary supplements.

 

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Dennis Cladis Toxicology & Safety Evaluation Division
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950+

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1980

Year Founded
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55+

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Division Accomplishments/Recognition

  • The Outstanding Volunteer award honors a current Division member who provided exemplary volunteer work to the Division in the current year. The 2021-2022 recipient is Dennis Cladis.
  • The Outstanding Service award honors current Division members who have demonstrated a history of service to the Division or field. The 2021-2022 recipient is J Scott Smith.

Division Oral Competition Finalists

  1. Monoclonal Antibody-based Competitive Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Detection of Finfish Tropomyosin, Yaqi Zhao, Florida State University (First Place)
  2. Effect of whey protein isolate based edible films containing amino acids on the PhIP level and physicochemical properties of pan-fried chicken breasts, Parastou Farshi, Kansas State University (Second Place)
  3. Antifungal activity of hop essential oil against Fusarium species and their mycotoxin production, Haiyang Jiang, North Dakota State University (Finalist)
  4. Effect of different cooking methods on Acrylamide content in Sweet potato chips, Hande Ulus, North Carolina State University (Finalist)

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