Microbial Food Safety: A Food Systems Approach - Hardcover

Wolf-Hall, Charlene; Nganje, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780644809 ISBN 13: 9781780644806

Publisher: CABI Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

This interdisciplinary textbook provides the reader with vital information and comprehensive coverage of foodborne microbial pathogens of potential risk to human consumers. It includes human pathogens and toxins originating from plants, fungi and animal products and considers their origin, risk, prevention and control. From the perspectives of microorganisms and humans, the authors incorporate concepts from the social and economic sciences as well as microbiology, providing synergies to learn about complex food systems as a whole, and each stage that can present an opportunity to reduce risk of microbial contamination. Microbial Food Safety: A Food Systems Approach explains concepts through a food supply network model to show the interactions between how humans move food through the global food system and the impacts on microorganisms and risk levels of microbial food safety. Presented in full colour throughout, this book: - Is clearly organised into easy digestible and accessible contents - Includes key questions, summaries, further reading and a glossary to aid and focus reading - Contains information boxes and numerous examples to help you review and apply the concepts covered Written by authors renowned in the field and with extensive teaching experience, this book is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of food microbiology, food safety and food science, in addition to professionals working in these areas.

About this title

About the Authors

Charlene Wolf-Hall is at North Dakota State University.

William Nganje is at North Dakota State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780644809
• ISBN 13: 9781780644806
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 198