Imported Foods Microbial Issues and Challenges (Emerging Issues in Food Safety)
| Series: | Food technology |
| Publisher: | ASM Press |
| Subject: | Food--Microbiology--United States, Food contamination--United States--Preventio, Food--Safety measures--United States, Food industry and trade--Health aspects--Uni, Commerce--United States |
| Authors: | Michael P. Doyle , Marilyn C. Erickson |
| Pages: | 276 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 9781555814137 |
| Call No: | QR 115. I38 2008 |
Presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and in-depth information on microbiological food safety.
- Describes the problems with imported foods and suggests specific programs and steps to improve the monitoring and safety of imported foods.
- Provides a thorough explanation of the challenges and solutions to this emerging crisis.
- Explains the systematic risks inherent in food production in developing countries, the current US food safety system, newly acquired foodborne pathogens, and recommendations for systematic changes to the monitoring of imported food.
- Presents proven concepts of microbial risk analysis and practical methods to address this growing public health concern.