Food Safety: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

Redman, Nina E.; Morrone, Michele

ISBN 10: 1440852626 / ISBN 13: 9781440852626

Published by ABC-CLIO, 2017

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Ex-library hard cover bound book in very good condition with minor wear to the cover. Contains usual library stamps, labels, and bar-codes. Contents are in like new condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Food Safety: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440852626
• ISBN 13: 9781440852626
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Presenting compelling and current information about some of the most important food safety issues, this book is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in avoiding foodborne disease or understanding how food safety standards could be improved.

Food safety affects everyone. For citizens who live in industrialized nations, it is easy to assume that our foods are always rigorously inspected and assessed for safety. While food safety standards and regulations are in place to protect the consumer public, food safety problems do exist: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, 48 million Americans are sickened by food,128,000 people are sick enough that they are hospitalized as a result, and 3,000 people die from foodborne pathogens.

This third edition of Food Safety: A Reference Handbook examines the history of food safety and describes in detail key events and trends that have created the food safety issues of today. It explores the many controversies concerning food consumption, including contaminants in food, GMOs, factory farm-produced meat, and standards regarding the labeling of food products as well as the ways that these issues have been handled by authorities. Readers will find this book's overview of food safety topics informative and highly accessible. Additionally, the perspectives chapter provides varying viewpoints from food safety professionals and researchers on key issues.

About the Authors

Nina E. Redman is a professional writer and former librarian at Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA. She is the author of the first edition of ABC-CLIO's Food Safety and Human Rights, Second Edition.

Michele Morrone is Associate Professor of Environmental Health Science and the Director of Environmental Studies at Ohio University. She is a registered sanitarian and a credentialed food safety professional. She is the past Chief of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Education and has served on the boards of numerous environmental organizations. She has authored or co-authored more than 45 publications on issues related to educating the public about environmental health risks, including Sound Science, Junk Policy: Environmental Health Science and the Decision-Making Process (Greenwood, 2002).