With the world s growing population, the provision of a safe,
nutritious and wholesome food supply for all has become a major
challenge. To achieve this, effective risk management based on
sound science and unbiased information is required by all
stakeholders, including the food industry, governments and
consumers themselves. In addition, the globalization of the food
supply requires the harmonization of policies and standards based
on a common understanding of food safety among authorities in
countries around the world. With some 280 chapters, the
Encyclopedia of Food Safety provides unbiased and concise overviews
which form in total a comprehensive coverage of a broad range of
food safety topics, which may be grouped under the following
general categories: History and basic sciences that support food
safety; Foodborne diseases, including surveillance and
investigation; Foodborne hazards, including microbiological and
chemical agents; Substances added to food, both directly and
indirectly; Food technologies, including the latest developments;
Food commodities, including their potential hazards and controls;
Food safety management systems, including their elements and the
roles of stakeholders. The Encyclopedia provides a platform for
experts from the field of food safety and related fields, such as
nutrition, food science and technology and environment to share and
learn from state-of-the art expertise with the rest of the food
safety community.
Assembled with the objective of facilitating the work of those
working in the field of food safety and related fields, such as
nutrition, food science and technology and environment-this work
covers the entire spectrum of food safety topics into one
comprehensive reference work.
The Editors have made every effort to ensure that this workmeets
strict quality and pedagogical thresholds such as: contributions by
the foremost authorities in their fields; unbiased and concise
overviews on a multitude of food safety subjects; references for
further information, and specialized and general definitions for
food safety terminology.
In maintaining confidence in the safety of the food supply,
sound scientific information is key to effectively and efficiently
assessing, managing and communicating on food safety risks. Yet,
professionals and other specialists working in this
multidisciplinary field are finding it increasingly difficult to
keep up with developments outside their immediate areas of
expertise. This single source of concise, reliable and
authoritative information on food safety has, more than ever,
become a necessity. "
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