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This useful reference presents laws, facts, and figures about food safety, illustrated with real-life examples.

Salmonella, mad cow disease, pesticides--just how safe is the food we eat? In Food Safety , laws, facts, and figures are backed up with real life events such as Upton Sinclair's 1906 exposé of the meat packing industry. Yet 90 years later, 732 people were poisoned and 4 children died after they ate tainted beef.

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• Preface(p. xiii)
• 1 Introduction: A Food Safety Overview(p. 1)
• History(p. 2)
• USDA(p. 3)
• International Food Safety(p. 4)
• Beyond Regulation(p. 5)
• Epidemiology and Foodborne Illnesses(p. 7)
• Bacteria and Food(p. 8)
• Campylobacter(p. 9)
• Listeria(p. 10)
• Salmonella(p. 12)
• E. coli O157:H7(p. 13)
• Shigella(p. 16)
• Yersinia(p. 16)
• Staphylococcus(p. 17)
• Parasites(p. 17)
• Viruses(p. 19)
• Hepatitis A(p. 20)
• Norwalk Virus(p. 20)
• Mad Cow Disease(p. 20)
• Other Food Safety Threats(p. 23)
• Pesticides(p. 25)
• Alar, Oprah, and Food Disparagement Laws(p. 28)
• Growth Hormones in Beef Cattle(p. 29)
• Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone(p. 31)
• Antibiotics(p. 32)
• Factory Farming(p. 33)
• Genetically Engineered Food(p. 34)
• Functional Foods(p. 35)
• Food Additives(p. 36)
• Irradiation(p. 37)
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points(p. 39)
• New Food Safety Techniques(p. 41)
• Protecting Yourself from Food Poisoning(p. 42)
• References(p. 43)
• 2 Chronology(p. 49)
• 3 Biographical Sketches(p. 67)
• Rachel Carson(p. 67)
• Ronnie Cummins(p. 69)
• Nancy Donley(p. 69)
• Patricia Griffin(p. 70)
• Mary Heersink(p. 71)
• Fred Kirschenmann(p. 72)
• Alice Lakey(p. 72)
• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek(p. 74)
• Howard Lyman(p. 74)
• Helen McNab Miller(p. 76)
• Michael Osterholm(p. 77)
• Louis Pasteur(p. 77)
• Stanley Prusiner(p. 78)
• John Robbins(p. 79)
• Upton Sinclair(p. 80)
• David Theno(p. 81)
• Harvey Wiley(p. 82)
• Craig Wilson(p. 83)
• 4 Facts and Statistics(p. 85)
• Bad Bug Book: Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook(p. 85)
• Salmonella spp.(p. 85)
• Clostridium botulinum(p. 89)
• Staphylococcus aureus(p. 94)
• Campylobacter jejuni(p. 98)
• Vibrio cholerae Serogroup O1(p. 101)
• Listeria monocytogenes(p. 104)
• Clostridium perfringens(p. 107)
• Bacillus cereus and Other Bacillus spp.(p. 109)
• Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli(p. 113)
• Escherichia coli O157:H7(p. 115)
• Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli(p. 119)
• Shigella spp.(p. 120)
• Miscellaneous Enterics(p. 123)
• Streptococcus spp.(p. 124)
• Giardia lamblia(p. 126)
• Cryptosporidium parvum(p. 129)
• Hepatitis A Virus(p. 131)
• Rotavirus(p. 134)
• The Norwalk Virus Family(p. 136)
• Other Gastroenteritis Viruses(p. 139)
• Various Shellfish-Associated Toxins(p. 142)
• Scombrotoxin(p. 145)
• Mushroom Toxins(p. 148)
• Aflatoxins(p. 160)
• Chemical Cuisine: CSPI's Guide to Food Additives(p. 164)
• Introduction to Food Additives(p. 164)
• Glossary(p. 165)
• Cancer Testing(p. 165)
• Alphabetical Listing of Additives(p. 166)
• Food Additive Cemetery--Additives That Have Been Banned(p. 186)
• 5 Directory of Organizations(p. 189)
• Nonprofit, Trade, and Professional Organizations(p. 189)
• National Agencies(p. 211)
• International Agencies(p. 215)
• State Organizations(p. 216)
• 6 Print Resources(p. 239)
• Books(p. 239)
• Reference Works(p. 241)
• Animal Products(p. 243)
• Consumer Resources(p. 246)
• Courses(p. 249)
• Food Additives(p. 251)
• Food Safety in Commercial Applications(p. 254)
• Food Safety Law and Policy(p. 257)
• Foodborne Diseases(p. 258)
• General(p. 261)
• Genetically Modified Foods(p. 263)
• History(p. 265)
• Irradiation and Other Methods of Preservation(p. 266)
• Microbiology of Foods(p. 268)
• Pesticides(p. 269)
• Toxins and Contaminants(p. 272)
• Selected Journals and Periodicals(p. 274)
• 7 Nonprint Resources(p. 279)
• Databases(p. 279)
• General Databases(p. 279)
• Specialized Databases(p. 280)
• Free Internet Databases(p. 282)
• Videotapes(p. 283)
• Glossary(p. 295)
• Index(p. 301)
• About the Author(p. 317)

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CHOICE Review

In the decade since the second edition (2007) of this title was released in the publisher's "Reference Handbook" series--closely following the 2000 first edition (CH, Apr'01, 38-4224)--quite a bit has continued to change in the field. The authors have done a good job of keeping up with these developments and incorporating them throughout the work. Though the length and layout remain approximately the same, updates are evident, with data from 2016 cited frequently. A "Perspectives" section was added, consisting of seven three- to five-page essays on current topics. Approximately one-fifth of the book is a "Profiles" section featuring individuals and organizations, with some entries added and a few removed. As is the case with most ABC-CLIO titles, the work was written to be readily accessible to laypeople and students although still educational in tone. The work's glossary and chronology are useful, as are the section of annotated resources and the thorough, accurate index. The inclusion of lengthy URLs in some sections favors those using the book electronically, which is a purchase option. Based on the relevance of the topic and the amount of updated material, libraries that acquired the previous editions will probably want to replace them with this one. Summing Up: Highly recommended. High school through beginning undergraduates; professionals/practitioners. --Susan Hurst, Miami University

Booklist Review

Further titles in the publisher's Contemporary World Issues series, providing background, chronologies, biographies, documents, directories, and resource lists and their respective topics.

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Nina E. Redman is a librarian at Glendale College and Epson America.