Imported Foods

by Doyle, Michael P.; Erickson, Marilyn C.

• ISBN13: 9781555814137
• ISBN10: 1555814131
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Amer Society for Microbiology

Summary

If the U.S. food safety system is allowed to continue unchanged, there are likely to be major increases in the occurrence and size of foodborne outbreaks as U.S. food imports increase from countries in which risky food production, harvesting and processing practices exist. This issue is among the most serious of food safety concerns confronting Americans for the foreseeable future. This book is the first to provide a comprehensive treatment of the microbiological food safety issues facing the United States from imported foods, and provides the justification for changes in the U.S. food safety net

Table of Contents

Status and Projections for Foods Imported into the United States	p. 1
Food Safety Regulations Applicable to Imported Foods	p. 45
Outbreaks of Food-Borne Diseases Related to the International Food Trade	p. 69
Animal and Human Waste as Vehicles for Cross-Contamination of Imported Foods	p. 113
Sanitation and Hygiene Deficiencies as Contributing Factors in Contamination of Imported Foods	p. 139
Antimicrobial-Resistant Food-Borne Pathogens in Imported Food	p. 159
Mycotoxin Contamination of Foods from around the World	p. 187
Role of Programs Designed To Improve the Microbiological Safety of Imported Food	p. 209
Summary and Perspective of the Impact of Imported Foods on the Microbiological Safety of the United States' Food Supply	p. 255
Index	p. 267
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