Food Hygiene and Applied Food Microbiology in an Anthropological Cross Cultural Perspective (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

The book demonstrates that food safety is a multidisciplinary scientific discipline that is specifically designed to prevent foodborne illness to consumers. It is generally assumed to be an axiom by both nonprofessionals and professionals alike, that the most developed countries, through their intricate and complex standards, formal trainings and inspections, are always capable of providing much safer food items and beverages to consumers as opposed to the lesser developed countries and regions of the world. Clearly, the available data regarding the morbidity and the mortality in different areas of the world confirms that in developing countries, the prevalence and the incidence of presumptive foodborne illness is much greater. However, other factors need to be taken into consideration in this overall picture: First of all, one of the key issues in developing countries appears to be the availability of safe drinking water, a key element in any food safety strategy. Second, the availability of healthcare facilities, care providers, and medicines in different parts of the world makes the consequences of foodborne illness much more important and life threatening in lesser developed countries than in most developed countries. It would be therefore ethnocentric and rather simplistic to state that the margin of improvement in food safety is only directly proportional to thelevel of development of the society or to the level of complexity of any given national or international standard. Besides standards and regulations, humans as a whole have evolved and adapted different strategies to provide and to ensure food and water safety according to their cultural and historical backgrounds. Our goal is to discuss and to compare these strategies in a cross-cultural and technical approach, according to the realities of different socio-economic, ethnical and social heritages.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2017
Authors:	Aleardo Zaccheo • Eleonora Palmaccio • Morgan Venable • Isabella Locarnini-Sciaroni • Salvatore Parisi
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	109
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-44973-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > General Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Food & beverage technology > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-44973-7
Barcode:	9783319449739

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