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Case studies in food safety and authenticity : lessons from real-life situations /

"The identification and control of food contaminants rely on careful investigation and implementation of appropriate management strategies. Using a wide range of real-life examples, Case studies in food safety and authentucity provides a vital insight into the practical application of strategie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hoorfar, J. (Jeffrey)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Woodhead Pub., �2012.
Colección:Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition ; 240.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Part 1 Outbreak investigations: Tracing an outbreak of listeriosis in Austria: what an investigative microbiologist needs to consider
  • A point-source outbreak of Salmonella in an ethnic community in the UK
  • Investigating the source of a food poisoning incident in Cheshire, UK
  • Investigating a large outbreak of salmonellosis in the US involving fresh produce
  • What was the source of the 2011 outbreak of Escherichia coli in Germany and France? Tracing the source of a community-wide gastroenteric outbreak caused by Campylobacter in Finland
  • One pathogen but two different types of food borne outbreak
  • Bacillus cereus in catering facilities in Germany
  • Investigating a suspected case of mycotoxin poisoning in South Africa
  • Investigations of foodborne outbreaks caused by a parasite in Canada. Part 2 Source tracing: Troubleshooting the environmental source of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes in a typical small food manufacturing plant in Ireland
  • Tracing the source of persistent contamination of ready-to-eat chicken products with Listeria monocytogenes in Italy
  • An unforeseen source of aflatoxins in milk in Sweden
  • Investigations prompted by the discovery of high levels of Salmonella in fresh herbs in the UK
  • Source tracing in Thailand following contamination of Canadian dog chew toys with Salmonella
  • Analysing tap-water from households of patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Norway. Part 3 Crisis management: A proactive attempt to control an outbreak of foodborne disease in humans after detection of Salmonella during surveillance and control of pork in Denmark
  • Managing and learning from an anthrax outbreak in a Swedish beef cattle herd
  • Mounting an effective response to an outbreak of viral disease involving street food vendors in Indonesia
  • Handling of the media during an incident in Romania involving dioxin contamination of yoghurts. Part 4 Farm-level interventions: Is it possible to reduce foodborne Campylobacter infections in humans through vaccination of animals? The free-range meat paradox: the conflict between free-range poultry production systems and biocontainment of zoonotic disease
  • How does Sweden control Salmonella before it enters the food chain? Bovine spongiform encephalitis: the case of an unexpected and rapidly spreading epidemic in cattle with serious consequences
  • The continuing debate over increasing consumption of raw (unpasteurised) milk: Is it safe? Part 5 Safe food production: Challenges in food safety certification of a small enterprise producing a specialty product in Cyprus
  • The dilemma of regulatory testing of dairy foods in Australia: minimizing risk to the public while avoiding unnecessary regulatory burden
  • Learning from outbreaks of Escherichia coli O:Hcaused by low pH foods
  • Hygiene control in the dry food products industry: the roles of cleaning methods and hygienic indicators
  • Boosting exports of fresh meat by using faster laboratory methods in Denmark
  • Using predictive microbiology to benefit the Australian meat industry. Part 6 Food adulteration and authenticity: Forensic investigation of a sabotage incident in a factory manufacturing nut-free ready meals in the UK
  • Lessons from the large-scale incident of animal feed contamination with dioxins in Germany in 2011
  • Investigating the adulteration of UHT milk in Brazil
  • Food adulteration with melamine on an international scale: field work and troubleshooting in Africa
  • Investigating cases of taste disturbance caused by pine nuts in Denmark
  • Development and application of molecular tools to investigate the mislabelling of cod sold in Sweden
  • Testing for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) revealed the real source of rice imported to Norway
  • Documenting the terroir aspects of award-winning Danish conserves: A model for the development of authentic food products.