José Antonio Menezes-Filho is a full professor of Toxicology at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. He holds a master's degree in Environmental Pollution Control from Pennsylvania State University and a Doctoral degree in Environmental and Public Health. He is currently a Ph.D. supervisor in the Graduate Programs in Pharmacy and Food Science. His research interests include environmental contaminants impacting community health, potentially toxic metals, pesticides, and priority pollutants. He is also interested in food contaminants and the importance of diet as an exposure source of toxicants applied in risk assessments.