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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792191903321

Titolo

Foodborne infections and intoxications

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/AP, 2013

London : , : Academic Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-299-31643-3

0-12-391476-0

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxi, 541 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Food science and technology, international series

Disciplina

615.954

Soggetti

Foodborne diseases

Food poisoning

Food - Microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Foodborne disease : epidemiology and disease burden -- section 2. Foodborne infections : bacterial -- section 3. Foodborne infections : viral -- section 4. Foodborne infections : parasites and others -- section 5. Intoxications -- section 6. Policy and prevention of foodborne diseases.

Sommario/riassunto

The accelerated globalization of the food supply, coupled with toughening government standards, is putting global food production, distribution, and retail industries under a high-intensity spotlight. High-publicity cases about foodborne illnesses over recent years have heightened public awareness of food safety issues, and momentum has been building to find new ways to detect and identify foodborne pathogens and eliminate food-related infections and intoxications. This extensively revised 4e covers how the incidence and impact of foodborne diseases is determined, foodborne intoxications with