The Food Safety Information Handbook: - Hardcover

Roberts, Cynthia A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573563056 ISBN 13: 9781573563055

Publisher: Greenwood, 2001

Synopsis

Outbreaks of Mad Cow Disease, reports of potentially harmful genetically engineered corn and irradiated vegetables are fueling consumers' demands for clear, concise information about the safety and quality of the food supply. Librarians and consumers alike can quickly locate authoritative sources of up-to-date and accurate information in this easy to use handbook. There is a brief history of food safety with a chronology of incidents, products, and legislation. Recommended books, pamphlets, articles, Web sites, and other electronic resources are described. This one-stop handbook brings together in one volume food safety statistics, laws and regulations, and contact information for hot lines and help lines, organizations, and education and training opportunities. This book includes

·An Overview of Food Safety

·Issues in Food Safety

·Chronology of Food Safety-related events

·Food Safety Regulation

·Food Safety Statistics

·Careers in Food Safety

·Food Safety Resources

·Glossary^R

About this title

About the Author:

CYNTHIA A. ROBERTS is a faculty member at the Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland. She has been the Coordinator of the USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center since its creation in 1994. The center is located at the National Agricultural Library in Belstville, MD and is funded and supported as part of a partnership between the United States Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Agricultural Library. In 1998 Ms. Roberts was a recipient of the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner's Special Citation for fostering the exchange of information about food safety education between public and private sector organizations.

From Booklist:

Written by the coordinator of the USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center, this volume provides an overview of the field of food safety and aims to serve as a resource for a broad audience of parents, students, health professionals, educators, and librarians. The volume is divided into two parts. Part 1, "An Overview of Food Safety," contains an introductory chapter that discusses food hazards, such as viruses, pathogenic bacteria, natural toxins, and pesticides. There is also a short history of the discoveries in food safety and techniques for making foods safer. The next chapter introduces hot topics related to food safety, including the cases for and against genetic engineering, irradiation, and the use of pesticides. Following this chapter is a lengthy chronology of events related to food safety, including inventions, discoveries, and legislation, beginning with 6000 B.C.E., when techniques for drying and smoking food were developed. Part 1 concludes with a history of laws and legislation in the U.S., starting with the Massachusetts Meat and Fish Inspection Law of 1641 and ending with the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act. Each chapter includes lists of resources, many of which are government documents available via the Web.

Part 2, "Resources," is dedicated to various information sources related to food safety, with chapters listing reports and brochures, books and newsletters, Internet resources and electronic products, educational materials, and state and national organizations and agencies. The book concludes with a glossary that is easy for the layperson to understand yet specific enough for teachers, undergraduates, and librarians. The index is well constructed and accurate, although not thorough. For example, the index entry peanut cites the discussion of peanut allergies in part 1 but does not capture the various resources related to peanut allergies listed in part 2.

Although food safety is a very timely topic, few materials published in recent years are intended for the same broad audience. This unique and well-rounded book is highly recommended for high schools and public libraries and for academic libraries' general reference collections. RBB
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About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1573563056
• ISBN 13: 9781573563055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312