Food Safety
A Reference Handbook
2nd Edition
Published on 22. May 2007
Book
Hardback
344 pages
978-1-59884-048-3 (ISBN)
Description
This work is a detailed survey of food safety issues today, from E-coli contamination in fruits and vegetables to food production practices that increase antibiotic resistance.
Is our food safe? Much of the corn, soybeans, and canola oil we eat has been genetically modified, but we don't know the long-term effects of GM foods on our health and the environment. We also consume antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria through the meat we eat, and we face new threats like mad cow disease, avian flu, and bioterrorism.
Food Safety: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition provides a broad, readable, and level-headed overview of these and other food safety controversies. Through a combination of statistics and substantive information, it delineates the nature and scope of the issues. It also introduces readers to the researchers, activists, industries, and government agencies that play a role in the battle for food safety-an issue that impacts us all.
Is our food safe? Much of the corn, soybeans, and canola oil we eat has been genetically modified, but we don't know the long-term effects of GM foods on our health and the environment. We also consume antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria through the meat we eat, and we face new threats like mad cow disease, avian flu, and bioterrorism.
Food Safety: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition provides a broad, readable, and level-headed overview of these and other food safety controversies. Through a combination of statistics and substantive information, it delineates the nature and scope of the issues. It also introduces readers to the researchers, activists, industries, and government agencies that play a role in the battle for food safety-an issue that impacts us all.
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As an excellent and well-organized treatment of the topic, this book is a recommended purchase for academic and public libraries. * ARBA *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
710 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59884-048-3 (9781598840483)
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2nd Edition
ABC-CLIO
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Person
Nina E. Redman is a professional writer and former librarian at Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA. She is the author of the first edition of ABC-CLIO's Food Safety and Human Rights, Second Edition.
Content
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Background and History
History
USDA
Risk Assessment
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
International Food Safety
Beyond Regulation
Epidemiology and Foodborne Illnesses
Bacteria and Food
Campylobacter
Listeria
Salmonella
E. Coli
E. Coli 0157:H7
Shigella
Yersinia
Staphylococcus
Clostridium Perfringens
Bacillus Cereus
Parasites
Viruses
Hepatitus A
Noroviruses
Aflatoxins
Mad Cow Disease
Food Safety at the Consumer Level
Eating Out Safely
References
Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions
Food Additives, Contaminants, and Packaging
Olestra
Aspartame/NutraSweet
Benzene
Acrylamides
Mercury in Fish
Salmon
Carbon Monoxide in Meat Packaging
Plastic Containers and Packaging
Antibiotics
History
How Bacterial Strains Became Resistant
Pesticides
Growth Hormones in Beef Cattle
Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone
Genetically Engineered Food
Irradiation
Bioterrorism
References
Chapter 3: Special U.S. Issues
Factory Farming
Human Health Impacts for Those Living in Close Proximity to CAFOs
Avian Flu
How the Flu Virus Works
Person-to-Person Transmission
Precautions Against Influenza
Effects on Other Crops
Legislation
Technical Solutions
Other Solutions
References
Chapter 4: Chronology
Chapter 5: Biographies
Rachel Carson
Ann Cooper
Ronnie Cummins
Nancy Donley
Patricia Griffin
Fritz Haber
Mary Heersink
Albert Howard, Sir
Fred Kirschenmann
Alice Lakey
Antonie van Leewenhoek
Stuart Levy
Howard Lyman
Helen McNab Miller
Marion Nestle
Michael Osterholm
Louis Pasteur
Stanley Prusiner
John Robbins
Joel Salatin
Upton Sinclair
John Snow
David Theno
Harvey Wiley
Craig Wilson
Chapter 6: Data and Documents
Chapter 7: Directory of Organizations
Nonprofit, Trade, and Professional Organizations
National Agencies (Canada and U.S.)
International Agencies
State Organizations
Chapter 8: Resources
Books
Journals and Periodicals
NonPrint Resources
Databases
Videos and DVDs
Glossary
Index
About the Author
Preface
Chapter 1: Background and History
History
USDA
Risk Assessment
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
International Food Safety
Beyond Regulation
Epidemiology and Foodborne Illnesses
Bacteria and Food
Campylobacter
Listeria
Salmonella
E. Coli
E. Coli 0157:H7
Shigella
Yersinia
Staphylococcus
Clostridium Perfringens
Bacillus Cereus
Parasites
Viruses
Hepatitus A
Noroviruses
Aflatoxins
Mad Cow Disease
Food Safety at the Consumer Level
Eating Out Safely
References
Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions
Food Additives, Contaminants, and Packaging
Olestra
Aspartame/NutraSweet
Benzene
Acrylamides
Mercury in Fish
Salmon
Carbon Monoxide in Meat Packaging
Plastic Containers and Packaging
Antibiotics
History
How Bacterial Strains Became Resistant
Pesticides
Growth Hormones in Beef Cattle
Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone
Genetically Engineered Food
Irradiation
Bioterrorism
References
Chapter 3: Special U.S. Issues
Factory Farming
Human Health Impacts for Those Living in Close Proximity to CAFOs
Avian Flu
How the Flu Virus Works
Person-to-Person Transmission
Precautions Against Influenza
Effects on Other Crops
Legislation
Technical Solutions
Other Solutions
References
Chapter 4: Chronology
Chapter 5: Biographies
Rachel Carson
Ann Cooper
Ronnie Cummins
Nancy Donley
Patricia Griffin
Fritz Haber
Mary Heersink
Albert Howard, Sir
Fred Kirschenmann
Alice Lakey
Antonie van Leewenhoek
Stuart Levy
Howard Lyman
Helen McNab Miller
Marion Nestle
Michael Osterholm
Louis Pasteur
Stanley Prusiner
John Robbins
Joel Salatin
Upton Sinclair
John Snow
David Theno
Harvey Wiley
Craig Wilson
Chapter 6: Data and Documents
Chapter 7: Directory of Organizations
Nonprofit, Trade, and Professional Organizations
National Agencies (Canada and U.S.)
International Agencies
State Organizations
Chapter 8: Resources
Books
Journals and Periodicals
NonPrint Resources
Databases
Videos and DVDs
Glossary
Index
About the Author