Using practical examples of incidents and their root causes, this book highlights pitfalls in food safety management and provides key insight into the means of avoiding them.
A plethora of chemical contaminants threaten food supply.
As already mentioned, the major source of viral infections is raw shellfish that become contaminated through polluted harvest waters. L. monocytogenes is ubiquitous in nature. Different kinds of fish, squid and crustaceans from water ...
This book will help the reader to: Develop and lead a food safety management program/department using a national brand perspective Properly organize to manage the work necessary to ensure that food safety is a priority within all business ...
For many inherent toxicants the margin of exposure between toxic levels in humans and actual exposure from food is low. Therefore risk management measures need to be implemented in order to ensure food safety.
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Using practical examples of incidents and their root causes, this book highlights pitfalls in food safety management and provides key insight into the means of avoiding them.
The text outlines the commitment expected from the top management of food businesses for assuring safety of food products and the importance of effective people management for food safety.
Confectionery and bakery products are historically one of mankind’s oldest food staples; both as sustenance and enjoyment.
This is because the temperatures of bulk packs of refrigerated product in large storerooms are far less sensitive to small heat inputs than single consumer packs in open display cases or in a domestic refrigerator/freezer.
This is achieved by accurate allergen labeling and ensuring that either products do not contain unintended allergens in amounts that pose an unacceptable risk to food allergy sufferers or meaningful precautionary labeling is applied.
1999: a case study in crisis communications and management. 4. Doeg C. Crisis Management in the Food and Drinks Industry: A Practical Approach first ed. Verlag GmbH: Springer; 1995.
Every food manufacturing and processing operation has inherent risks affecting the safety of food products.
Provided that hygienic measures are taken to prevent any post-process contamination, milk and dairy products can be produced and consumed safely. The present chapter reviews risks and control measures all along the production chain.
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This chapter describes the methods available for pest exclusion, detection and control in food processing facilities, focusing principally on insect pests.
Oils and fats are important for food preparation or as ingredients in food.
The more novel and difficult the ethical choice we face, the more we need to rely on discussion and dialogue with others about the dilemma.
Thermal treatments of various time–temperature combinations are commonly applied in the food industry for the inactivation or decrease in number of microorganisms in order to manufacture safe products with a long shelf-life.
Assessment of food safety management systems is a verification activity with the objective of evaluating the compliance with set standards.