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Foodborne pathogens
Woodhead Publishing Limited 2002; US$ 280.00As trends in foodborne disease continue to rise, the effective identification and control of pathogens becomes ever more important for the food industry. With its distinguished international team of contributors, Foodborne pathogens provides an authoritative and practical guide to effective control measures and how they can be applied in practice to... more...
Emerging foodborne pathogens
Woodhead Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 305.00Developments such as the increasing globalisation of the food industry, constant innovations in technologies and products, and changes in the susceptibility of populations to disease, have all highlighted the problem of emerging pathogens. Pathogens may be defined as emerging in a number of ways. They can be newly- discovered (e.g. through more sensitive... more...
Risk Assessment of Vibrio Vulnificus in Raw Oysters
World Health Organization 2005; US$ 36.00Vibrio vulnificus is one of three pathogenic Vibrio spp. On which FAO and WHO have undertaken risk assessment work. This pathogen is associated primarily with raw oysters but can occur in a variety of raw seafood products. As well as causing gastrointestinal illness, V. vulnificus can cause primary septicaemia which is a serious and often fatal disease... more...
Case Studies in Food Safety and Environmental Health
Springer 2007; US$ 119.99Presents food safety concepts and issues in a practical and applied framework. This book is divided into three sections: microbial food safety; chemical residues and contaminants; and, risk assessment and food legislation. It covers various food safety issues and also discusses the historical perspective of food safety issues. more...
Food-borne Parasitic Zoonoses
Springer 2007; US$ 179.99Humans suffer from numerous parasitic foodborne zoonoses, many of which are caused by helminths. This book draws attention to the problem of these zoonoses and inspires greater efforts to acquire a reliable global impact assessment and therefore a basis for improved prevention and control actions for these zoonoses. more...
Safe Food
University of California Press 2010; US$ 26.95Food safety is a matter of intense public concern, and for good reason. Millions of annual cases of food "poisonings" raise alarm not only about the food served in restaurants and fast-food outlets but also about foods bought in supermarkets. The introduction of genetically modified foods?immediately dubbed "Frankenfoods"?only adds to the general sense... more...
Zoonotic Pathogens in the Food Chain
CABI 2010; US$ 160.00Examining the development, spread and transmission of zoonotic diseases through the food chain; from animals, through production processes to humans, this book discusses the ways modern food production systems contribute to the risk of zoonotic disease, and where mitigation strategies need to be focused. Covering factors in the animal production process... more...
Food Safety Hazard Guidebook
Royal Society of Chemistry 2008; US$ 224.00Food safety is important and consumers have a right to expect that those who supply the food that they buy have taken every care to manufacture products that will do them no harm. Those with a responsibility for the regulation of the global food industry recognise this principle and legislate accordingly and the business of managing and regulating... more...
Food Safety Hazard Guidebook
Royal Society of Chemistry 2012; US$ 195.00Consumers have a right to expect that the food industry has taken care to ensure their products are safe to eat. Those with regulatory responsibility recognize this principle and legislate accordingly. This guidebook acts as a portal for the immense and ever expanding body of scientific knowledge on food safety. It is unique in its coverage of a very... more...
ABC of Nutrition
Wiley 2010; US$ 52.95This well established ABC has been updated with new charts, illustrations and guidelines on aspects of nutrition which affect heart disease, blood pressure, chronic diseases such as diabetes and some types of cancer. The book also contains the most current nutritional recommendations for pregnancy and infant feeding as well as advice for children and... more...









