Ensuring safe food : from production to consumption /

"How safe is our food supply? Each year the media report what appears to be growing concern related to illness caused by the food consumed by Americans. These food borne illnesses are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, pesticide residues, and food additives. Recent actions taken at the federa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: Committee to Ensure Safe Food from Production to Consumption (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Food adulteration and inspection > Government policy > United States.
Food poisoning > United States > Prevention.
Food contamination > United States.
Food Contamination > prevention & control
Consumer Product Safety
Aliments > Inspection > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Intoxications alimentaires > États-Unis > Prévention.
Aliments > Contamination > États-Unis.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Safety.
Contrôle des produits alimentaires.
Sécurité alimentaire.
Food adulteration and inspection > Government policy.
Food contamination.
Food poisoning > Prevention.
Lebensmittel
Lebensmittelqualität
Qualitätssicherung
Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
United States.
USA.
Food safety
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Executive summary
  • Introduction and background
  • Current US food safety system
  • Changing nature of food hazards: cause for increasing concern
  • What constitutes an effective food safety system?
  • Where current US food safety activities fall short
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

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