Food Alert!: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Food Safety

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Want to lose weight? Read this book and you will never want to eat again! Yikes! There are over 1,000 foodborne illnesses in my kitchen alone. I'm going to hide under my bed until all the bad things go away.

Author(s): Morton Satin
Edition: 2
Publisher: Facts on File
Year: 2008

Language: English
Pages: 371

7Summits......Page 1
COVER......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 9
Food-borne Diseases......Page 21
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND......Page 23
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE......Page 42
Sources of Food-borne Disease......Page 53
FOOD SOURCES OF DISEASE......Page 55
THE 20 MOST COMMON CAUSES OF FOOD-BORNE ILLNESS IN THE KITCHEN......Page 60
POULTRY......Page 64
MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS......Page 76
FISH AND SEAFOOD......Page 82
DAIRY AND EGG PRODUCTS......Page 90
FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND NUTS......Page 106
GRAIN AND FLOUR PRODUCTS......Page 115
OTHER FOODS......Page 120
RESTAURANTS AND FOOD SERVICE......Page 127
Consumer Protection......Page 135
INCIDENCE AND COSTS OF FOOD-BORNE DISEASES......Page 137
METHODS TO REDUCE FOOD-BORNE DISEASES......Page 150
IN THE CONSUMER’S INTEREST......Page 160
SELF-HELP......Page 166
SAFE EATING WHILE TRAVELING......Page 187
PROBLEMS COMING DOWN THE ROAD......Page 199
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?......Page 209
Food-borne Pathogens......Page 223
BACTERIAL DISEASES—INFECTIVE FORMS......Page 225
TOXIN-PRODUCING FORMS......Page 256
DISEASES OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES......Page 265
FUNGAL DISEASES......Page 274
PARASITIC DISEASES......Page 281
VIRAL DISEASES......Page 294
Appendix I: Diseases, Causes and Symptoms......Page 301
Appendix II: Sources of Information About Food-Borne Diseases......Page 309
Appendix III: Storage Conditions for Selected Foods......Page 320
Glossary......Page 324
References......Page 332
INDEX......Page 352