Food safety is a multi-faceted subject, using microbiology, chemistry, standards and regulations and risk management to address issues involving bacterial pathogens, chemical contaminants, natural toxicants, additive safety, allergens and more.
This is the first comprehensive analysis of the European Union law of food regulation. It details the way in which EU law impacts upon the production and sale of food throughout the Union. It examines the legal protection accorded to the free movement of food within the EU, disc…
"This comprehensive reference/text covers a wide variety of conventional and potential food preservation techniques with practical value for industrial and academic food scientists, technologists, and engineers."--BOOK JACKET. "With over 2900 references, tables, and drawings, th…
This report draws attention to the threat of viruses as a risk to public health when they are present in food. Viruses require special attention because they behave differently from bacteria, and because currently used control measures typically either have not been validated an…
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…
'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…
The Politics of Precaution examines the politics of consumer and environmental risk regulation in the United States and Europe over the last five decades, explaining why America and Europe have often regulated a wide range of similar risks differently. It finds that between 1960…