Food and Nutrition at Risk in America: Food Insecurity, Biotechnology, Food Safety and Bioterrorism
by Edelstein, Sari; Gerald, Bonnie; Bushell, Tamara Crutchley; Gundersen, CraigEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-08-11
Publisher(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Summary
This text offers readers the opportunity to consider the current status of food insecurtiy, biotechnology, food safety, and bioterrorism in America as well as the types of assitance and policies needed to ensure health and welfare.
Table of Contents
| Is America at risk? | p. 1 |
| Food safety and biotechnology | p. 13 |
| Foodborne illness-causing pathogens | p. 15 |
| Safety issues in the US food system | p. 41 |
| Food safety regulations and programs | p. 57 |
| Future food safety initiatives and biotechnology | p. 71 |
| Food insecurity | p. 91 |
| The measurement of food insecurity in the United States | p. 93 |
| The determinants of food insecurity in the United States | p. 113 |
| The consequences of food insecurity in the United States | p. 131 |
| Food assistance programs in the United States | p. 149 |
| Food and bioterrorism | p. 167 |
| Intentional and unintentional contamination of the food supply | p. 169 |
| Key issues associated with foodborne disease outbreaks | p. 211 |
| Principles and application of the hazard analysis and critical control points | p. 243 |
| US food safety and bioterrorism | p. 271 |
| Index | p. 299 |
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