Now in its 6th Edition, this highly acclaimed textbook provides sanitation information needed to ensure hygienic practices and safe food for food industry personnel as well as students. It addresses the principles related to contamination, cleaning compounds, sanitizers, cleaning equipment. It also presents specific directions for applying these concepts to attain hygienic conditions in food processing or food preparation operations. New in this edition: Updated chapters on the fundamentals of food sanitation, contamination sources and hygiene, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points, cleaning and sanitizing equipment, waste handling disposal, biosecurity, allergens, quality assurance, pest control, cleaning compound and sanitizer properties and selection criteria, hygienic construction, sanitation guidelines for food and foodservice establishments, and sanitation management principles.

In this era of emphasis on food safety and security, high-volume food processing and preparation operations have increased the need for improved sanitary practices from processing to consumption. This trend presents a challenge for the food processing and food preparation industry.

Now in its 5th Edition, the highly acclaimed Principles of Food Sanitation provides sanitation information needed to ensure hygienic practices and safe food for food industry personnel as well as students. The highly acclaimed textbook and reference addresses the principles related to contamination, cleaning compounds, sanitizers, cleaning equipment. It also presents specific directions for applying these concepts to attain hygienic conditions in food processing or food preparation operations.

New features in this edition include:

• A new chapter on the concerns about biosecurity and food sanitation
• Updated chapters on the fundamentals of food sanitation, contamination sources and hygiene, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points, cleaning and sanitizing equipment, and waste handling disposal
• Comprehensive and concise discussion about sanitation of low-, intermediate-, and high-moisture foods

Now in its 6th Edition, this highly acclaimed textbook provides sanitation information needed to ensure hygienic practices and safe food for food industry personnel as well as students. It addresses the principles related to contamination, cleaning compounds, sanitizers, cleaning equipment. It also presents specific directions for applying these concepts to attain hygienic conditions in food processing or food preparation operations. New in this edition: Updated chapters on the fundamentals of food sanitation, contamination sources and hygiene, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points, cleaning and sanitizing equipment, waste handling disposal, biosecurity, allergens, quality assurance, pest control, cleaning compound and sanitizer properties and selection criteria, hygienic construction, sanitation guidelines for food and foodservice establishments, and sanitation management principles.

In una (TM)epoca in cui sia la (TM)opinione pubblica, sia la normativa assegnano un ruolo centrale alla (TM)igiene e alla sicurezza degli alimenti, tutte le industrie del settore alimentare a" dalla trasformazione delle materie prime fino alla vendita e alla somministrazione a" avvertono la (TM)esigenza di procedure di sanificazione sempre piA efficaci e perfezionate.

Questo volume A] la versione italiana della (TM)opera originale Principles of Food Sanitation, giunta ormai alla sua quinta edizione, la cui validitA nella formazione degli specialisti A] riconosciuta a livello internazionale. Il testo A] uno strumento in grado di fornire agli operatori delle industrie alimentari, ma anche agli studenti, informazioni complete sulle piA aggiornate procedure di sanificazione e sulle modalitA per garantire un elevato livello di sicurezza degli alimenti.

Il volume, che si presta anche alla consultazione per specifiche categorie di alimenti, non tratta solo dei prodotti, delle attrezzature e dei sistemi impiegati nella sanificazione, ma offre anche una serie di indicazioni pratiche per raggiungere gli indispensabili livelli di igiene in tutte le fasi della trasformazione e della preparazione degli alimenti.