03468nam 22006854a 450 991100484100332120230721005753.01-283-03403-497866130340381-61344-257-21-55581-574-X(CKB)2550000000005743(EBL)476475(OCoLC)609853170(SSID)ssj0000361516(PQKBManifestationID)11261520(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000361516(PQKBWorkID)10353585(PQKB)11053825(MiAaPQ)EBC476475(EXLCZ)99255000000000574320080221d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImported foods[electronic resource] microbiological issues and challenges /edited by Michael P. Doyle and Marilyn C. EricksonWashington, D.C. ASM Pressc20081 online resource (290 p.)Emerging issues in food safetyDescription based upon print version of record.1-55581-413-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Contributors; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; 1 Status and Projections for Foods Imported into the United States; 2 Food Safety Regulations Applicable to Imported Foods; 3 Outbreaks of Food-Borne Diseases Related to the International Food Trade; 4 Animal and Human Waste as Vehicles for Cross-Contamination of Imported Foods; 5 Sanitation and Hygiene Deficiencies as Contributing Factors in Contamination of Imported Foods; 6 Antimicrobial-Resistant Food-Borne Pathogens in Imported Food; 7 Mycotoxin Contamination of Foods from around the World8 Role of Programs Designed To Improve the Microbiological Safety of Imported Food9 Summary and Perspective of the Impact of Imported Foods on the Microbiological Safety of the United States' Food Supply; IndexFood safety concerns have become a crucial public health issue. Perhaps most alarming of these is the questionable safety of many imported foods. As the market for food becomes increasingly global and our population clamors for more fresh produce and uncooked ready-to-eat foods, the microbiological risks of imported food have dramatically increased. This volume describes the problems with imported foods and suggests specific programs to improve the monitoring and safety of imported foods.Emerging issues in food safety.FoodMicrobiologyUnited StatesFood contaminationUnited StatesPreventionFoodborne diseasesUnited StatesPreventionFoodUnited StatesSafety measuresFood supplyHealth aspectsUnited StatesFood industry and tradeHealth aspectsUnited StatesFoodMicrobiologyFood contaminationPrevention.Foodborne diseasesPrevention.FoodSafety measures.Food supplyHealth aspectsFood industry and tradeHealth aspects363.1926Doyle Michael P.1949-66351Erickson Marilyn C313317MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911004841003321Imported foods4387726UNINA