Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce

by Fan, Xuetong; Niemira, Brendan A.; Doona, Christopher J.; Feeherry, Florence E.; Gravani, Robert B.

• ISBN13: 9780813804163
• ISBN10: 0813804167
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-10-06
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce covers all aspects of produce safety including pathogen ecology, agro-management, pre-harvest and post-harvest interventions, and adverse economic impacts of outbreaks. This most recent edition to the IFT Press book series examines the current state of the problems associated with fresh produce by reviewing the recent, high-profile outbreaks associated with fresh-produce, including the possible internalization of pathogens by plant tissues, and understanding how human pathogens survive and multiply in water, soils, and fresh fruits and vegetables.

Author Biography

Xuetong Fan, PhD, is a Research Food Technologist with the Food Safety Intervention Technologies Research Unit at USDA-ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, PA.

Brendan A. Niemira, PhD, is the Lead Scientist of the Produce safety Research Project in the Food Safety Intervention Technologies Research Unit at the USDA-ARS Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, PA.

Christopher J. Doona, PhD, serves as Research Chemist for the Food Safety and Defense Team (FSDT), DoD Combat Feeding Directorate, Natick Soldier RD&E Center in Massachusetts carrying out research relating to food stabilization methods, predictive microbial modeling ion foods, novel nonthermal food processing technologies such as high pressure, and controlled chemical heating.

Florence E. Feeherry serves as Research Microbiologist for FSDT, DoD Combat Feeding Directorate, NSC in Natick, MA.

Robert B. Gravani, PhD, is a Professor of Food Science and Director of the National Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) program at Cornell University.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Microbial Contamination of Fresh Produce	p. 3
Enteric Human Pathogens Associated with Fresh Produce: Sources, Transport, and Ecology	p. 5
The Origin and Spread of Human Pathogens in Fruit Production Systems	p. 43
Internalization of Pathogens in Produce	p. 55
Preharvest Strategies	p. 81
Produce Safety in Organic vs. Conventional Crops	p. 83
The Role of Good Agricultural Practices in Produce Safety	p. 101
Effectively Managing through a Crisis	p. 119
The Role of Water and Water Testing in Produce Safety	p. 129
The Role of Manure and Compost in Produce Safety	p. 143
Postharvest Interventions	p. 167
Aqueous Antimicrobial Treatments to Improve Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce Safety	p. 169
Irradiation Enhances Qualilty and Microbial Safety of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables	p. 191
Biological Control of Human Pathogens on Produce	p. 205
Extension of Shelf Life and Control of Human Pathogens in Produce by Antimicrobial Edible Films and Coatings	p. 225
Improving Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce Using Thermal Treatment	p. 241
Enhanced Safety and Extended Shelf Life of Fresh Produce for the Military	p. 263
Produce Safety during Processing and Handling	p. 289
Consumer and Food-Service Handling of Fresh Produce	p. 291
Plant Sanitation and Good Manufacturing Practices for Optimum Food Safety in Fresh-Cut Produce	p. 307
Third-Party Audit Programs for the Fresh-Produce Industry	p. 321
Applications of Immunomagnetic Beads and Biosensors for Pathogen Detection in Produce	p. 331
Public, Legal, and Economic Perspectives	p. 349
Public Response to the 2006 Recall of Contaminated Spinach	p. 351
Produce in Public: Spinach, Safety, and Public Policy	p. 369
Contaminated Fresh Produce and Product Liability: A Law-in-Action Perspective	p. 385
The Economics of Food Safety: The 2006 Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Linked to Spinach	p. 399
Research Challenges and Directions	p. 419
Research Needs and Future Directions	p. 421
Index	p. 427
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