Practical Food Safety (ePub)

The past few years have witnessed an upsurge in incidences
relating to food safety issues, which are all attributed to
different factors. Today, with the increase in knowledge and
available databases on food safety issues, the world is witnessing
tremendous efforts towards the development of new, economical and
environmentally-friendly techniques for maintaining the quality of
perishable foods and agro-based commodities. The intensification of
food safety concerns reflects a major global awareness of foods in
world trade. Several recommendations have been put forward by
various world governing bodies and committees to solve food safety
issues, which are all mainly targeted at benefiting consumers. In
addition, economic losses and instability to a particular nation or
region caused by food safety issues can be huge. Various
'non-dependent' risk factors can be involved with
regard to food safety in a wide range of food commodities such as
fresh fruits, vegetables, seafood, poultry, meat and meat products.
Additionally, food safety issues involves a wide array of issues
including processed foods, packaging, post-harvest preservation,
microbial growth and spoilage, food poisoning, handling at the
manufacturing units, food additives, presence of banned chemicals
and drugs, and more. Rapid change in climatic conditions is also
playing a pivotal role with regard to food safety issues, and
increasing the anxiety about our ability to feed the world
safely.

Practical Food Safety: Contemporary Issues and Future
Directions takes a multi-faceted approach to the subject of
food safety, covering various aspects ranging from microbiological
to chemical issues, and from basic knowledge to future
perspectives. This is a book exclusively designed to simultaneously
encourage consideration of the present knowledge and future
possibilities of food safety. This book also covers the classic
topics required for all books on food safety, and encompasses the
most recent updates in the field. Leading researchers have
addressed new issues and have put forth novel research findings
that will affect the world in the future, and suggesting how these
should be faced.

This book will be useful for researchers engaged in the field of
food science and food safety, food industry personnel engaged in
safety aspects, and governmental and non-governmental agencies
involved in establishing guidelines towards establishing safety
measures for food and agricultural commodities.