Ensuring Safe Food: From Production to Consumption

by Institute of Medicine, Comm, National Research Council, et al.

Book Overview

How safe is our food supply? Each year the media report what appears to be growing concern related to illness caused by the food consumed by Americans. These food borne illnesses are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, pesticide residues, and food additives. Recent actions taken at the federal, state, and local levels in response to the increase in reported incidences of food borne illnesses point to the need to evaluate the food safety system...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309065593
• ISBN13: 9780309065597
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"