Food and Kitchen Safety

This book has been produced as a ready-reference text for those engaged inthe enforcement of food safety legislation, manufacturers of food products,caterers and others engaged in the operation of the wide range of food busi-nesses encountered today.

Featuring an easy-to-read format and full-color illustrations, this convenient and versatile handbook covers 11 critical food safety issues. It's filled with bulleted lists, charts, and chapter quizzes that reinforce key food safety issues and make the material easier to understand.

Encyclopedia of Food Safety provides unbiased and concise overviews which form in total a comprehensive coverage of a broad range of food safety topics, which may be grouped under the following general categories: History and basic sciences that support food safety; Foodborne diseases, including surveillance and investigation; Foodborne hazards, including microbiological and chemical agents; Substances added to food, both directly and indirectly; Food technologies, including the latest developments; Food commodities, including their potential hazards and controls; Food safety management systems.

More than ten years ago, the first genetically modified foods took their place on the shelves of American supermarkets. But while American consumers remained blissfully unconcerned with the new products that suddenly filled their kitchens, Europeans were much more wary of these “Frankenfoods.” When famine struck Africa in 2002, several nations refused shipments of genetically modified foods, fueling a controversy that put the issue on the world's political agenda for good.