Food safety has been a global concern for many years. While global sourcing of foods and ingredients provides great opportunity for variety and diversity of cultural products, there are significant risks. Programs that regulate food safety and quality in countries around the world vary in their scope and effectiveness, with many being underfunded. Rapidly developing countries may lack the expertise, laboratory resources for testing, and established inspection programs to adequately promote the safety of foods. Rather, these countries may be more focused on providing enough food for their citizens. Lack of documentation or traceability in the exporting country can further exacerbate the situation. Of course, safety problems in food imported from more developed countries also occur, and the source of food borne disease outbreaks are found regularly within the United States.
Improving Import Food Safety gathers together vital information on the food safety programs of national governments, the food industry, and the testing industry. Chapters have been contributed by authors from the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Readers will learn about a variety of regulatory approaches to food safety at the federal and state levels in the United States, as well as in selected countries and within the food industry itself. They will also gain insights into the nature and source of safety problems, in addition to approaches to food safety around the world.
Readers will find this book noteworthy because of the diverse topics
and perspectives offered on the challenges of keeping food safe in a
global economy. Authors come from a variety of backgrounds, and each has
provided a unique perspective on this critical topic. The volume is
aimed at importers and exporters of food and ingredients; food
microbiologists, food safety and QC/QA personnel; regulatory and legal
personnel in food manufacturing companies; food policy makers and
regulatory officials and facility and graduate students in food science.
Key Features
- Highlighting Key Issues: authors illustrate the millions of permutations for the origin of ingredients, discussing the difficulty if policing imports, providing a unique perspective on the economic situation in China and insight into development of support for small farm producers in Mexico.
- Legal and Regulatory Issues/Structures in the USA and Abroad: describes the legal and regulatory system in the European Union, the United States, and China, plus a chapter addressing global approaches to fraud.
- Potential Strategies to Improve Import Safety: presents strategies to deal with what are ultimately global issues, but on multiple levels. Perspectives are provided by authors from Industry, and industry trade association, academia, and a recently semi-retired, global ambassador or food safety.
Contents
Part I Highlighting Key Issues
- Chapter 1 Emerging Global Food System Risks and Potential Solutions
- Chapter 2 A Cooperative Federal–State Approach for Monitoring Imported Foods: Reviewing the New York State Model
- Chapter 3 The Impact of the Chinese Development Model on Food Safety
- Chapter 4 The Role of Public–Private Partnerships on the Access of Smallholder Producers of Mexican Cantaloupe to Fresh Produce Export Markets
Part II Legal and Regulatory Issues / Structures in the United States and Abroad
- Chapter 5 Improving US Regulation of Imported Foods
- Chapter 6 EU Food Safety Regulation and Trust-enhancing Principles
- Chapter 7 Experience of Food Safety Authorities in Europe and the Rapid Alert System
- Chapter 8 The Development of and Challenges Facing Food Safety Law in the People’s Republic of China
- Chapter 9 Defining Food Fraud and the Chemistry of the Crime
Part III Potential Strategies to Improve Import Safety
- Chapter 10 Tracking and Managing the Next Crisis
- Chapter 11 Food Product Tracing
- Chapter 12 Improving the Safety of Imported Foods with Intelligent Systems: The Case of United States–Mexico Fresh Produce Supply Chain
- Chapter 13 Testing with Confidence in the Pursuit of Global Food Safety
- Chapter 14 Global Food Protection: A New Organization is Needed
- Chapter 15 Summary and Recommendations for the Safety of Imported Foods
- Index
Book Details
- Series: Institute of Food Technologists Series
- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0813808774
- ISBN-13: 978-0813808772
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
- List Price: $199.99