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Ensuring Safe Food : from Production to Consumption by Committee to Ensure Safe Food from Production to Consumption, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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How safe is our food supply? Each year the media report what appears to be growing concern related to illness caused by the food consumed by Americans. These food borne illnesses are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, pesticide residues, and food additives. Recent actions taken at the federal, state, and local levels in response to the increase in reported incidences of food borne illnesses point to the need to evaluate the food safety system in the United States. This book assesses the effectiveness of the current food safety system and provides recommendations on changes needed to ensure an effective science-based food safety system. "Ensuring Safe Food" discusses such important issues as: What are the primary hazards associated with the food supply? What gaps exist in the current system for ensuring a safe food supply? What effects do trends in food consumption have on food safety? What is the impact of food preparation and handling practices in the home, in food services, or in production operations on the risk of food borne illnesses? What organizational changes in responsibility or oversight could be made to increase the effectiveness of the food safety system in the Unite

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Author

Committee to Ensure Safe Food from Production to Consumption, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council

Publisher

National Academies Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585028224

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Cooking, Medical, Technology