Presenting compelling and current information about some of the most important food safety issues, this book is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in avoiding foodborne disease or understanding how food safety standards could be improved.
Food safety affects everyone. For citizens who live in industrialized nations, it is easy to assume that our foods are always rigorously inspected and assessed for safety. While food safety standards and regulations are in place to protect the consumer public, food safety problems do exist: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, 48 million Americans are sickened by food,128,000 people are sick enough that they are hospitalized as a result, and 3,000 people die from foodborne pathogens.
This third edition of Food Safety: A Reference Handbook examines the history of food safety and describes in detail key events and trends that have created the food safety issues of today. It explores the many controversies concerning food consumption, including contaminants in food, GMOs, factory farm-produced meat, and standards regarding the labeling of food products as well as the ways that these issues have been handled by authorities. Readers will find this book's overview of food safety topics informative and highly accessible. Additionally, the perspectives chapter provides varying viewpoints from food safety professionals and researchers on key issues.
 • Provides an up-to-date summary of food safety issues, many of which are controversial or commonly discussed in the media
• Offers a breadth of perspectives about the future of food safety from a range of professionals
• Includes an excerpt from the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act that enables readers to directly examine the key elements of this law that affects many aspects of the food we eat

Food Safety: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Morrone, Michele

Redman, Nina E.

Diets & Weight Loss

ABC-CLIO

The second edition of Human Rights provides a completely revised and updated guide to this vital topic―from the latest human rights legislation to current publications, Internet resources, information on human rights organizations, and United Nations human rights documents. The section of selected human rights instruments is an especially useful reference tool and it includes recent declarations on the rights of women and children.
High school and college students, the general public, and human rights organizations will find this volume an excellent source of information on every aspect of human rights.

Human Rights: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition

Whalen, Lucille

Constitutional Law

This useful reference presents laws, facts, and figures about food safety, illustrated with real-life examples.
 • Biographies of influential figures
• Directory of organizations and resources for access to further study

Food Safety

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

This work is a detailed survey of food safety issues today, from E-coli contamination in fruits and vegetables to food production practices that increase antibiotic resistance.
 • Includes a glossary of food safety terms to help readers negotiate complex concepts from the fields of chemistry, biology, nutrition, agriculture, and epidemiology
• Provides a directory of organizations representing a wide range of viewpoints―activist, industry, and government―showing readers where to turn for more information

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Food Safety: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

Human Rights: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition

Food Safety

Food Safety: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)