The Produce Contamination Problem. Causes and Solutions

✍ Scribed by Karl R. Matthews, Gerald Sapers and Charles Gerba (Eds.)

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 462
• Series: Food Science and Technology
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Understanding the causes and contributing factors leading to outbreaks of food-borne illness associated with contamination of fresh produce is a worldwide challenge for everyone from the growers of fresh-cut produce through the entire production and delivery process. The premise of The Produce Contamination Problem is that when human pathogen contamination of fresh produce occurs, it is extremely difficult to reduce pathogen levels sufficiently to assure microbiological safety with the currently available technologies. A wiser strategy would be to avoid crop production conditions that result in microbial contamination to start.

These critical, problem-oriented chapters have been written by researchers active in the areas of food safety and microbial contamination during production, harvesting, packing and fresh-cut processing of horticultural crops, and were designed to provide methods of contamination avoidance. Coverage includes policy and practices in the United States, Mexico and Central America, Europe, and Japan.

• Addresses food-borne contaminations from a prevention view, providing proactive solutions to the problems
• Covers core sources of contamination and methods for identifying those sources
• Includes best practice and regulatory information

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Food Science and Technology International Series, Page ii, Steve L. Taylor, Ken Buckle, Mary Ellen Camire, Roger Clemens, Hildegarde Heymann, Robert Hutkins, Ron S. Jackson, Huub Lelieveld, Daryl B. Lund, Connie Weaver, Ron Wrolstad
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages xv-xvi, Karl R. Matthews
Contributors, Pages xvii-xix, J. Fernando Ayala-Zavala, Jerry A. Bartz, John Brooks, Alejandro Castillo, Benjamin J. Chapman, Larry Clark, Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe, Michael P. Doyle, Jeffrey A. Farrar, Leticia Felix-Valenzuela, Charles P. Gerba, Jack Guzewich, Casey J. Jacob, Gro S. Johannessen, Susanne E. Keller, Kalmia E. Kniel, Miguel Angel Martinez-Tellez, Massimiliano Marvasi, Veronica Mata-Haro, Karl R. Matthews, Patricia D. Millner, et al.
Chapter 1 - Scope of the Produce Contamination Problem, Pages 3-20, Gerald M. Sapers, Michael P. Doyle
Chapter 2 - Microbial Attachment and Persistence on Plants, Pages 21-57, Sima Yaron
Chapter 3 - Identification of the Source of Contamination, Pages 59-83, Jeffrey A. Farrar, Jack Guzewich
Chapter 4 - Manure Management, Pages 85-106, Patricia D. Millner
Chapter 5 - Bioaerosol Contamination of Produce: Potential Issues from an Unexplored Contaminant Route, Pages 107-121, John P. Brooks, Charles Gerba
Chapter 6 - Water Quality, Pages 123-138, Charles P. Gerba, Channah Rock
Chapter 7 - Disease Risks Posed by Wild Birds Associated with Agricultural Landscapes, Pages 139-165, Larry Clark
Chapter 8 - Produce Contamination by Other Wildlife, Pages 167-183, Daniel H. Rice
Chapter 9 - Leafy Vegetables, Pages 187-206, Karl R. Matthews
Chapter 10 - Melons, Pages 207-236, Alejandro Castillo, Miguel A. Martínez-Téllez, M. Ofelia Rodríguez-García
Chapter 11 - Microbiological Safety of Sprouted Seeds: Interventions and Regulations, Pages 237-268, Keith Warriner, Barbara Smal
Chapter 12 - Salmonella and Tomatoes, Pages 269-289, Jerry A. Bartz, Massimiliano Marvasi, Max Teplitski
Chapter 13 - Tree Fruits and Nuts: Outbreaks, Contamination Sources, Prevention, and Remediation, Pages 291-312, Susanne E. Keller
Chapter 14 - Berry Contamination: Outbreaks and Contamination Issues, Pages 313-339, Kalmia E. Kniel, Adrienne E.H. Shearer
Chapter 15 - Produce Contamination Issues in Mexico and Central America, Pages 343-364, J. Fernando Ayala-Zavala, Miguel A. Martínez-Téllez, Leticia Felix-Valenzuela, Verónica Mata-Haro
Chapter 16 - Regulatory Issues in Europe Regarding Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Safety, Pages 365-386, Gro S. Johannessen, Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe
Chapter 17 - Disinfection of Contaminated Produce with Conventional Washing and Sanitizing Technology, Pages 389-431, Gerald M. Sapers
Chapter 18 - Advanced Technologies for Detection and Elimination of Bacterial Pathogens, Pages 433-450, Brendan A. Niemira, Howard Q. Zhang
Chapter 19 - Conclusions and Recommendations, Pages 451-456, Casey J. Jacob, Benjamin J. Chapman, Douglas A. Powell
Index, Pages 457-467
Food Science and Technology International Series, Pages 469-471