Food Safety: A Reference Handbook

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

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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 safetyan 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 *

Author Bio

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.