The Food Safety Information Handbook

by Cynthia A. Roberts

Book Overview

Outbreaks of Mad Cow Disease, reports of potentially harmful genetically engineered corn and irradiated vegetables are fueling consumers' demands for clear, concise information about the safety and quality of the food supply. Librarians and consumers alike can quickly locate authoritative sources of up-to-date and accurate information in this easy to use handbook. There is a brief history of food safety with a chronology of incidents, products,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573563056
• ISBN13: 9781573563055
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Food Safety

The Food Safety Information Handbook tells you everything you ever wanted to know about food safety and more! There is no better resource than this that tells you about the history of Food Safety, starting with the beginning discoveries of bacteria and other microbes, adding in the inventions of refrigeration, canning, and irradiation, that highlights major foodborne illness outbreaks worldwide, and includes the chronology of food-safety regulations and other initiatives, including recommendations in recent federal policy.A great resource for any food safety educator whether you are a chef in a restaurant, a teacher, a cooperative extension agent, a health professional, public health official, or consumer; this handbook is your bible of information on food safety! Whether you are looking for training, a career in food safety, there are resources here for you to get certified, locations to explore for further study, scholarships, internships, and fellowships. There are a multitude of educational materials, for children, adults, seniors, and food service workers, from games, to kits, educational videos, training videos and manuals, all provided with dates, addresses, costs, Website links and previews, and information on how to get it! Ideas of where to go for more information - listings of government agenties, hotlines, state and local organizations, various groups with consumer resources, listings of other books, references, campaigns on various food safety topics - it's all here in Cindy Robert's Food Safety Information Handbook. Roberts devotes an entire chapter on Internet Web sites from Biotechnology, FoodNet, to Pesticides, and features Databases to discover, and offers Email discussion and distribution groups for you to subscribe, to keep in touch with food safety!It's definitely a reference tool you will want to have at your fingertips!