Bibliograph

Food alert!, the ultimate sourcebook for food safety, by Morton Satin

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Food alert!, the ultimate sourcebook for food safety, by Morton Satin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-330) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Food alert!

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

213379655

Responsibility statement

by Morton Satin

Review

"In Food Alert! food-safety expert Morton Satin explains the history and science of food contamination and preservation; the causes, dangers and types of food-borne diseases; and, most important, everything consumers need to know to understand the risk of food-borne illness and to protect themselves from it."--BOOK JACKET

Sub title

the ultimate sourcebook for food safety

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1. Food-borne diseases. -- Historical background -- What is food poisoning? -- Antibiotic resistance -- pt. 2. Sources of food-borne disease. -- Food sources of disease -- The 20 most common causes of food-borne illness in the kitchen -- Poultry -- Meat and meat products -- Fish and seafood -- Dairy and egg products -- Fruits, vegetables and nuts -- Grain and flour products -- Other foods -- Restaurants and food service -- pt. 3. Consumer protection. -- Incidence and costs of food-borne diseases -- Methods to reduce food-borne diseases -- In the consumer's interest -- Self-help -- Safe eating while traveling -- Problems coming down the road -- Where do we go from here? -- pt. 4. Food-borne pathogens. -- Bacterial diseases : infective forms -- Toxin-producing forms -- Diseases of toxic substances -- Fungal diseases -- Parasitic diseases -- Viral diseases -- Appendix 1 : Diseases, causes and symptoms -- Appendix 2 : Sources of information about food-borne diseases -- Appendix 3 : Storage conditions for selected foods

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