Practical Food Safety

List of Contributors xv Foreword xix Preface xxi 1 Food Safety: A Global Perspective 1 Karl R. Matthews References 8 2 Food Safety: Consumer Perceptions and Practices 11 Anne Wilcock and Brita Ball References 25 3 Educating for Food Safety 31 Angela M. Fraser and Cortney Miller Acknowledgements 45 References 46 4 Food Safety Training in Food Services 49 Caroline Opolski Medeiros, Suzi Barletto Cavalli, and Elisabete Salay References 59 5 Product Tracing Systems 63 Jennifer McEntire and Tejas Bhatt Acknowledgements 79 References 79 6 Linking Local Suppliers to Global Food Markets: A Critical Analysis of Food Safety Issues in Developing Countries 83 Sapna A. Narula and Neeraj Dangi References 96 7 Achieving Quality Chemical Measurements in Foods 99 Yiu-chung Wong and Michael Walker Acknowledgements 120 References 121 8 Protection of the Agri-Food Chain by Chemical Analysis: The European Context 125 Michael Walker and Yiu-chung Wong Acknowledgements 140 References 140 9 Pesticide Residues in Food: Health Implications for Children and Women 145 Muhammad Atif Randhawa, Salim-ur-Rehman, Faqir Muhammad Anjum and Javaid Aziz Awan References 160 10 The Need for a Closer Look at Pesticide Toxicity during GMO Assessment 167 Robin Mesnage and Gilles-Éric Séralini References 183 11 What Have We Learnt from the Melamine-tainted Milk Incidents in China? 191 Miao Hong, Cui Xia, Zhu Pan, and Wu Yongning References 206 12 Heavy Metals of Special Concern to Human Health and Environment 213 Sameeh A. Mansour References 229 13 Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Food 235 Sameeh A. Mansour References 253 14 Heavy Metal Contamination as a Global Problem and the Need for Prevention/Reduction Measurements 257 Sameeh A. Mansour References 275 15 Radionuclides in Food: Past, Present and Future 281 Rajeev Bhat and Vicente M. Gómez-López References 299 16 Antinutrients and Toxicity in Plant-based Foods: Cereals and Pulses 311 Salim-ur-Rehman, Javaid Aziz Awan, Faqir Muhammad Anjum, and Muhammad Atif Randhawa References 330 17 N anotechnology Tools to Achieve Food Safety 341 Jesús Fernando Ayala-Zavala, Gustavo Adolfo González-Aguilar, María Roberta Ansorena, Emilio Alvarez-Párrilla, and Laura de la Rosa References 350 18 Photonic Methods for Pathogen Inactivation 355 Vicente M. Gómez-López and Rajeev Bhat Acknowledgement 368 References 368 19 Intelligent Packaging and Food Safety 375 István Siró References 390 20 Consumer Perception of Safety and Quality of Food Products Maintained under Cold Storage 395 Jasmin Geppert and Rainer Stamminger References 410 21 Foodborne Infections and Intoxications Associated with International Travel 415 Martin Alberer and Thomas Löscher References 438 22 Electron Beam Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens with an Emphasis on Salmonella 451 Reza Tahergorabi, Jacek Jaczynski, and Kristen E. Matak References 466 23 Inactivation of Foodborne Viruses: Recent Findings Applicable to Food-Processing Technologies 471 Allison Vimont, Ismaïl Fliss, and Julie Jean References 486 24 Use of Synbiotics (Probiotics and Prebiotics) to Improve the Safety of Foods 497 Jean Guy LeBlanc, Alejandra de Moreno de LeBlanc, Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira, and Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov Acknowledgements 510 References 511 25 Predictive Microbiology: A Valuable Tool in Food Safety and Microbiological Risk Assessments 517 F.N. Arroyo-López, J. Bautista Gallego, A. Valero, R.M. García-Gimeno, and A. Garrido Fernández Acknowledgements 531 References 531 26 Pests in Poultry, Poultry Product-Borne Infection and Future Precautions 535 Hongshun Yang, Shuvra K. Dey, Robert Buchanan, and Debabrata Biswas References 548 27 Safety of Meat and Meat Products in the Twenty-first Century 553 Ian Jenson, Paul Vanderlinde, John Langbridge, and John Sumner References 571 28 Application of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles for Ochratoxin-A Prevention in Coffee Production Chain 577 Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, T.N.Gopinandhan, and Rajeev Bhat Acknowledgements 592 References 592 Index 597