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| View Larger Image | Pathogens and Toxins in Food: Challenges and Interventions | Hardcoverby Vijay K. Juneja (Editor), John N. Sofos (Editor)
| List Price: | $189.95 | | Price: | $172.22 | | You Save: | $17.73 (9%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | ASM Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 512 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 31, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 1,020,567st |
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"Pathogens and Toxins in Foods: Challenges and Interventions" offers a farm-to-table approach to food safety that enables readers to control microbial pathogens and toxic agents at all stages of the food supply chain. The book begins with chapters that help readers understand the characteristics of specific pathogens and toxins, the illnesses they cause, and the factors such as food processing operations that affect their survival and growth in food products. Further, the chapters in the book explore the most recent advances in biological, chemical, and physical interventions to control food-borne hazards during preharvest, harvest, food processing, and in retail ready-to-eat foods and food service operations. Also included are chapters that discuss the latest methods to rapidly detect food-borne pathogens as well as the implementation of comprehensive food safety management systems. Each chapter has been written by one or more leading experts in the field of food safety. Their advice is based on a thorough investigation of the literature as well as their own first-hand experience. In short, by drawing from hundreds of sources, this book offers food safety professionals a unique, single reference containing the latest understanding of food-borne hazards as well as the latest methods to detect and control their incidence. This title investigates the microbial pathogens and toxic agents that threaten the global food supply. It covers all stages of the food supply chain from farm to table. It presents tested and proven intervention strategies to control food-borne hazards. It offers sound advice based on an analysis of the latest findings from the scientific literature. It sets the foundation for new approaches to control food-borne hazards and decrease the incidence of food-borne illnesses. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.0 based on 1 review)
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Dont waste your money! by Robert D. Thomsen (Haslet, Texas)  2 Stars
October 31, 2009
I am a senior biology major and member of the ASM who studies microbiology. I thought this book would focus more on toxicology instead of primarily on bacterial pathology. The majority of the information in this book could be found in an undergraduate micro textbook. It gives a little more insight on where particular germs come from and the process that happens when they invade the end host. It is approximately 95% microbiology and the rest is toxicology. Bottom line: if you are new into microbiology this is good, but poor if you are moderate to knowledgeable in the subject or if you were looking to learn more about toxicology.
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