Screen LibraryFood safety implementation : from farm to fork /
Food provides us with energy and nutrients for daily activities of our life. We expect our food to be not only nourishing but also safe alongside. Until few decades back, food safety was not a much discussed issue in our society, as most of us would eat home cooked food. Nevertheless, food safety ca...
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CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.,
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| Publisher Address: | New Delhi : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
Food provides us with energy and nutrients for daily activities of our life. We expect our food to be not only nourishing but also safe alongside. Until few decades back, food safety was not a much discussed issue in our society, as most of us would eat home cooked food. Nevertheless, food safety can be compromised both in home available food as well as in outside food. Our ancestors would gather / hunt / cook food and consume as soon as possible after cooking. However, with industrialization and advancements in food storage, transport and processing technologies there has been a lengthening |
| Item Description: | Food safety is a vital issue in India with frequent reports of outbreaks of foodborne illness (FBI) resulting in substantial costs to individuals, health care system and the country. Mishandling of food has been implicated as the cause of 97% of all foodborne outbreaks. However, most of these are preventable through proper implementation of food safety measures. The kitchen has been described as the frontline in the battle against foodborne disease. |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 498 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789385915253 (paperback) : 9385915258 (paperback) |
| CLC: | TS201.6 |
| Call Number: | TS201.6/D845 |
| Contents: | Section-I : Introduction of food safety -- Section-II : Epidemology of foodborne illnesses -- Section-III : Food safety: Farm to fork -- Section-IV : Food safety in editing establishments -- Section-V: Food handlers: an important link in food safety -- Section-VI: Government efforts to ensure food safety -- Section-VII: Food safety in special conditions of life -- Section-VIII : Newer issues in food safety -- Section-IX: Miscellaneous. |