Food Safety: Theory And Pract: Theory and Practice - Softcover

Knechtges

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763785563 ISBN 13: 9780763785567

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett, 2011

Synopsis

Written from a "farm-to-fork" perspective, Food Safety: Theory and Practice provides a comprehensive overview of food safety and discusses the biological, chemical, and physical agents of foodborne diseases. Early chapters introduce students to the history and fundamental principles of food safety. Later chapters provide an overview of the risk and hazard analysis of different foods and the important advances in technology that have become indispensable in controlling hazards in the modern food industry. The text covers critically important topics and organizes them in a manner to facilitate learning for those who are, or who may become, food safety professionals. Topics Covered * Risk and hazard analysis of goods * The prevention of foodborne illnesses and diseases * Safety management of the food supply * Food safety laws, regulations, enforcement, and responsibilities * The pivotal role of food sanitation/safety inspectors Instructor Resources PowerPoint Presentations, Test Bank, and an Instructor's Manual, are available as free downloads.

About this title

About the Author:

Visiting Assistant Professor, East Carolina University

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0763785563
• ISBN 13: 9780763785567
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 460