Preharvest and postharvest food safety [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary issues and future directions / / Ross C. Beier ... [et al.] editors ; foreword by Elsa A. Murano ; afterword by Neville P. Clarke

• Pubblicazione: [Chicago, Ill.], : IFT Press; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (482 p.)
• Disciplina: 664
• Soggetto topico: Food - Microbiology; Food - Safety measures; Agricultural microbiology
• Altri autori: BeierRoss C. <1946->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preharvest and Postharvest Food Safety; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Pathogen/Host Interactions; 1 Foodborne Salmonella Infections; 2 Pathogenic Escherichia coli; 3 Foodborne Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Infections; 4 Bacterial Hazards in Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce: Sources and Control; 5 Campylobacter Species and Fresh Produce: Outbreaks, Incidence, and Biology; 6 Campylobacter and Campylobacteriosis: What We Wish We Knew; 7 Global Analysis of the Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Genome and Model Systems Exploring Host-Agent Interactions ; 8 Viruses in FoodPart II: Ecology, Distribution, and Spread of Foodborne Hazards; 9 Microbial Ecology: Poultry Foodborne Pathogen Distribution; 10 Microbial Ecological Principles Underlying Preharvest Intervention Strategies; 11 Limiting Avian Gastrointestinal Tract Salmonella Colonization by Cecal Anaerobic Bacteria, and a Potential Role for Methanogens; 12 Distribution and Spread of Enteric Pathogens in Swine: Outlook for the Future; 13 Environmental Reservoirs and Transmission of Foodborne Pathogens; 14 Do Animal Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Pose a Risk for Human Health? ; Part III: Antimicrobial Resistance15 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing; 16 Antimicrobial Resistance in Food Animals; 17 Antimicrobial Resistance and the Microflora of the Gastrointestinal Tract; 18 Disinfectants (Biocides) Used in Animal Production: Antimicrobial Resistance Considerations; 19 Prevalence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Retail Foods; Part IV: Verification Tests; 20 The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System and Importance of Verification Procedures; 21 Are They Vibrios? How Do You Know?; 22 Molecular Methods for Microbial Detection ; 23 Methods for Differentiation among Bacterial Foodborne PathogensPart V: Decontamination and Prevention Strategies; 24 Chemical Methods for Decontamination of Meat and Poultry; 25 Decontamination Systems; 26 Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Foods; 27 Bacteriophage: Potential Role in Food Safety; 28 Food Irradiation; 29 Clay-Based Interventions for the Control of Chemical and Microbial Hazards in Food and Water; Part VI: Risk Analysis; 30 Food Safety Risk Communication and Consumer Food-Handling Behavior ; 31 Addressing Microbial Food Safety Issues Quantitatively: A Risk Assessment Approach32 How to Manage Risk-The Way Forward; Afterword Agricultural Biosecurity: An Important Component of Homeland Security; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: While presenting the latest scientific research on the major pathogens associated with meat, poultry, produce, and other foods, Pre-Harvest and Post-Harvest Food Safety: Contemporary Issues and Future Directions goes beyond other professional reference books by identifying the research needed to assure food safety in the future. The editors and authors not only review the current, cutting-edge literature in each of their areas, but provide insights and forward thinking into the development of new and innovative approaches and research strategies. Scientists and researchers from academia
• Titolo autorizzato: Preharvest and postharvest food safety
• ISBN: 0-470-75257-2; 1-282-37148-7; 9786612371486; 1-61583-203-3; 0-470-75256-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996214742403316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: IFT Press series.