Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 : food safety : a global perspective -- 2 : food safety : consumer perceptions and practices -- 3 : educting for food safety -- 4 : food safety training in food services -- 5 : prodcut tracing systems -- 6 : linking local suppliers to global food markets : acritical analysis of food safety issues in developing countries -- 7 : achieving quality chemical measurements in foods -- 8 : protection of the agri-food chain by chemical analysis : the European context -- 9 : pesticide residues in food : health implications for children and women -- 10 : the need for a closer look at pesticide toxicity during GMO assessment -- 11 : what have we learnt from the melamine-tainted milk incidents in China? -- 12 : heavy metals of special concern to human health and environment -- 13 : monitoring and health risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in food -- 14 : heavy metal contamination as a global problem and the need for a prevention/reduction measurements -- 15 : radionuclides in food : past, present and future -- 16 : antinutrients and toxicity in plant-based foods : cereals and pulses -- 17 : nantechnology tools to achieve food safety -- 18 : photonic methods for pathogen inactivation -- 19 : intelligent packaging and food safety -- 20 : consumer perception of safety and quality of food products maintained under cold storage -- 21 : foodborne infections and intoxications associated with international travel -- 22 : electron beam inactivation of foodborne pathogens with emphasis on Salmonella -- 23 : inactivation of foodborne viruses : recent findings applicable to food-processing technologies -- 24 : use of synbiotics (probiotics and prebiotics) to improve the safety of foods -- 25 : predictive microbiology : a vaulable tool in food safety and mircobiological risk assessments -- 26 : pests in poultry, poultry-borne infection and future precautions -- 27 : safety of meat and meat products in the twenty-first century -- 28 : application of hazard analysis and critical control point principles for Ochratoxin-A prevention in coffee production chain -- Index.

This title takes a multi-faceted approach to the subject of food safety, covering various aspects ranging from microbiological to chemical issues, and from basic knowledge to future perspectives. This is a book exclusively designed to simultaneously encourage consideration of the present knowledge and future possibilities of food safety. This book also covers the classic topics required for all books on food safety, and encompasses the most recent updates in the field.