Food Safety: A Reference Handbook

(Hardback, 3rd edition)

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Presenting compelling and current information about some of the most important food safety issues, this book is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in avoiding foodborne disease or understanding how food safety standards could be improved. Food safety affects everyone. For citizens who live in industrialized nations, it is easy to assume that our foods are always rigorously inspected and assessed for safety. While food safety standards and regulations are in place to protect the consumer public, food safety problems do exist: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, 48 million Americans are sickened by food,128,000 people are sick enough that they are hospitalized as a result, and 3,000 people die from foodborne pathogens. This third edition of Food Safety: A Reference Handbook examines the history of food safety and describes in detail key events and trends that have created the food safety issues of today. It explores the many controversies concerning food consumption, including contaminants in food, GMOs, factory farm-produced meat, and standards regarding the labeling of food products as well as the ways that these issues have been handled by authorities. Readers will find this book's overview of food safety topics informative and highly accessible. Additionally, the perspectives chapter provides varying viewpoints from food safety professionals and researchers on key issues.

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The work's glossary and chronology are useful, as are the section of annotated resources and the thorough, accurate index. The inclusion of lengthy URLs in some sections favors those using the book electronically, which is a purchase option. Based on the relevance of the topic and the amount of updated material, libraries that acquired the previous editions will probably want to replace them with this one. Summing Up: Highly recommended. High school through beginning undergraduates; professionals/practitioners. * Choice *

Author Bio

Nina E. Redman is a professional writer and former librarian at Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA. Michele Morrone, PhD, is professor of environmental health science at Ohio University in Athens, OH.