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Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey Hoorfar is a Professor and Research Manager at the Technical University of Denmark. Klappentext Global safety of fresh produce provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of best practice for produce safety throughout the food chain and unique coverage of commercial technologies for fresh produce safety. Zusammenfassung Global safety of fresh produce provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of best practice for produce safety throughout the food chain and unique coverage of commercial technologies for fresh produce safety. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Farm level production and regulation of fresh produce: Best practice in large-scale production of fresh produce; Niche farm fresh products; Guidelines and protocols for safe practice in fresh produce production; Issues surrounding European trade; Zoonotic transfer of pathogens. Part 2 Environmental issues impacting the potential safety of fresh produce: Post-harvest washing as a critical control point; Preventing cross-contamination during wash operations; Environmental chemical contaminants; Water; waste! recycling and irrigation; Sustainable and environmentally-friendly production; Reducing waste; Risk assessment. Part 3 Commercial solutions for fresh produce safety: Packaging; Issues in best practice; Biocontrol of Listeria; Commercial and novel solutions; Irradiation; Edible coatings. Part 4 Laboratory testing for fresh produce safety: Testing programs; Capacity building of legislative fresh produce testing in China; Bottlenecks and limitations; New developments in safety testing of soft fruits; Cases of public emetic events due to virus infections. Part 5 Case studies in real-life situations: Sprout outbreaks; Leafy greens; The European E. coli outbreak from sprouts; Coconut water; Control of fresh produce safety in Denmark; Mushroom production in China; Lemons.
