This book assesses the effectiveness of the current food safety system and provides recommendations on changes needed to ensure an effective science-based food safety system. Recommendations are made on steps for developing a coordinated, unified system for food safety. The book…
"How safe is our food supply? Each year the media report what appears to be growing concern related to illness caused by the food consumed by Americans. These food borne illnesses are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, pesticide residues, and food additives. Recent actions tak…
'Food Authenticity and Traceability' reviews the extent of new and established methods of food authentication, explores how such methods are applied in particular sectors of the food industry, and reviews the latest developments in traceability systems for differing food product…
Presents ten papers written by interdisciplinary teams that consider complex food safety issues that are beyond the traditional disciplinary arenas. The collection identifies key areas of research while providing a resource for future group-building activities. Some of the topic…
