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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820740603321

Titolo

Addressing foodborne threats to health [[electronic resource] ] : policies, practices, and global coordination : workshop summary / / Forum on Microbial Threats, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2006

ISBN

0-309-18013-9

1-280-60440-9

9786610604401

0-309-65457-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Disciplina

363.19/2

Soggetti

Food - Safety measures

Food adulteration and inspection

Foodborne diseases - Prevention

Foodborne diseases - Epidemiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Workshop summary of a workshop, held in Washington, D.C., October 25-26, 2005.

"The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council..."--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Summary and Assessment -- 1 The U.S. Food System -- 2 Food Safety Oversight -- 3 Investigating Foodborne Threats -- 4 Bioterrorism and the Food Supply -- 5 Surveillance of the Food Supply -- 6 Reporting Foodborne Threats: The Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) -- 7 Research and Policy Opportunities -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX A Forum on Microbial Threats -- APPENDIX B Acronyms -- APPENDIX C Forum Member Biographies.