Imported foods
Subtitle: microbiological issues and challenges
By: edited by Michael P. Doyle and Marilyn C. Erickson.
Contributors: Doyle, Michael P., 1949-; Erickson, Marilyn C.
Series: Emerging issues in food safety
Publisher: ASM Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781555814137
Subjects: Food -- Microbiology -- United States; Food contamination -- United States -- Prevention; Foodborne diseases -- United States -- Prevention; Food -- Safety measures -- United States; Food supply -- Health aspects -- United States; Food industry and trade -- Health aspects -- United States; Food Contamination -- United States; Commerce -- United States; Food Microbiology -- United States; Food Supply -- United States; Health Policy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Status and projections for foods imported into the United States / Wojciech Florkowski; title: Food safety regulations applicable to imported foods / Neal Fortin; title: Outbreaks of food-borne diseases related to the international food trade / Rob Tauxe, Sarah J. O'Brien, and Martyn Kirk; title: Animal and human waste as vehicles for cross-contamination of imported foods / Charles P. Gerba and Christopher A. Scott; title: Sanitation and hygiene deficiencies as contributing factors in contamination of imported foods / Fengzia Dong and Helen Jensen; title: Antimicrobial-resistant food-borne pathogens in imported food / Shaohua Zhao; title: Mycotoxin contamination of foods from around the world / Garnett E. Wood; title: Role of programs designed to improve the microbiological safety of imported food / Ewen Todd and Julie A. Caswell; title: Summary and perspective of the impact of imported foods on the microbiological safety of the United States' food supply / Marilyn C. Erickson and Michael P. Doyle.