{"product_id":"preharvest-food-safety-isbn-9781555817077","title":"Preharvest Food Safety","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn overview of farm-to-fork safety in the preharvest realm Foodborne outbreaks continue to take lives and harm economies, making controlling the entry of pathogens into the food supply a priority. Preharvest factors have been the cause of numerous outbreaks, including \u003ci\u003eListeria\u003c\/i\u003e in melons, \u003ci\u003eSalmonella\u003c\/i\u003e associated with tomatoes, and Shiga toxin-producing \u003ci\u003eE.coli \u003c\/i\u003ein beef products, yet most traditional control measures and regulations occur at the postharvest stage. \u003ci\u003ePreharvest Food Safety\u003c\/i\u003e covers a broad swath of knowledge surrounding topics of safety at the preharvest and harvest stages, focusing on problems for specific food sources and food pathogens, as well as new tools and potential solutions. Led by editors Siddhartha Thakur and Kalmia Kniel, a team of expert authors provides insights into critical themes surrounding preharvest food safety, including\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges specific to meat, seafood, dairy, egg, produce, grain, and nut production\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablished and emerging foodborne and agriculture-related pathogens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInfluences of external factors such as climate change and the growing local-foods trend\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRegulatory issues from both US and EU perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse of pre- and probiotics, molecular tools, mathematical modeling, and one health approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntended to encourage the scientific community and food industry stakeholders to advance their knowledge of the developments and challenges associated with preharvest food safety, this book addresses the current state of the field and provides a diverse array of chapters focused on a variety of food commodities and microbiological hazards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I. Overview of the Preharvest Food Safety Problem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction to Preharvest Food Safety\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary E. Torrence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Preharvest Farming Practices Impacting Fresh Produce Safety\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEduardo Gutierrez-Rodriguez and Achyut Adhikari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Preharvest Food Safety Challenges in Beef and Dairy Production\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid R. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Preharvest Food Safety in Broiler Chicken Production\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalid Q. Alali and Charles L. Hofacre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Egg Safety in the Realm of Preharvest Food Safety\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eManpreet Singh and Jagpinder Brar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Nuts and Grain: Microbiology and Preharvest Contamination Risks\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePardeepinder K. Brar and Michelle D. Danyluk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Risks Associated with Fish and Seafood\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSailaja Chintagari, Nicole Hazard, Genevieve Edwards, Ravi Jadeja, and Marlene Janes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Water for Agriculture: The Convergence of Sustainability and Safety\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah M. Markland, David Ingram, Kalmia E. Kniel, and Manan Sharma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Importance of Soil Amendments: Survival of Bacterial Pathogens in Manure and Compost Used as Organic Fertilizers\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eManan Sharma and Russell Reynnells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II. Emerging Issues in Preharvest Food Safety\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Reducing Foodborne Pathogen Persistence and Transmission in Animal Production Environments: Challenges and Opportunities\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElaine D. Berry and James E. Wells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Emerging Foodborne and Agriculture-Related Viruses\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid H. Kingsley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Toxoplasma gondii as a Parasite in Food: Analysis and Control\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolores H. Hill and Jitender P. Dubey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Local Foods Systems Food Safety Concerns\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenjamin Chapman and Chris Gunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Preharvest Food Safety Under the Influence of a Changing Climate\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKalmia E. Kniel and Patrick Spanninger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Potential for Meta-Analysis in the Realm of Preharvest Food Safety\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan M. Sargeant and Annette M. O’Connor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III. Emerging Solutions to Preharvest Food Safety\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Phage Therapy Approaches to Reducing Pathogen Persistence and Transmission in Animal Production Environments: Opportunities and Challenges\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Colavecchio and Lawrence D. Goodridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Regulatory Issues Associated with Preharvest Food Safety: United States Perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShirley A. Micallef and Robert L. Buchanan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Regulatory Issues Associated with Preharvest Food Safety: European Union Perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLis Alban\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Current Status of the Preharvest Application of Pro- and Prebiotics to Farm Animals to Enhance the Microbial Safety of Animal Products\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolf D. Joerger and Arpeeta Ganguly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Molecular Tools to Study Preharvest Food Safety Challenges\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeepak Kumar and Siddhartha Thakur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Mathematical Modeling Tools to Study Preharvest Food Safety\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCristina Lanzas and Shi Chen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Understanding the Complexities of Food Safety Using a “One Health” Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKalmia E. Kniel, Deepak Kumar, and Siddhartha Thakur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003eThis collection summarizes current challenges to preharvest food safety in each agricultural field, identifies major foodborne pathogens of concern in specific products, and surveys recent advances in preharvest control measures. The 22 contributions discuss the use of antimicrobials as growth promotants in the food animal industry, the growth of the organic production system, bacterial pathogens in compost, phage therapy approaches to reducing pathogen persistence, preharvest application of probiotics to farm animals, and molecular tools for studying food safety challenges.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e-PROTOVIEW (NO INDIVIDUAL REVIEWER NOTED)\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreharvest Food Safety\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn overview of farm-to-fork safety in the preharvest realm Foodborne outbreaks continue to take lives and harm economies, making controlling the entry of pathogens into the food supply a priority. Preharvest factors have been the cause of numerous outbreaks, including \u003ci\u003eListeria\u003c\/i\u003e in melons, \u003ci\u003eSalmonella\u003c\/i\u003e associated with tomatoes, and Shiga toxin-producing \u003ci\u003eE.coli \u003c\/i\u003ein beef products, yet most traditional control measures and regulations occur at the postharvest stage. \u003ci\u003ePreharvest Food Safety\u003c\/i\u003e covers a broad swath of knowledge surrounding topics of safety at the preharvest and harvest stages, focusing on problems for specific food sources and food pathogens, as well as new tools and potential solutions. Led by editors Siddhartha Thakur and Kalmia Kniel, a team of expert authors provides insights into critical themes surrounding preharvest food safety, including \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges specific to meat, seafood, dairy, egg, produce, grain, and nut production\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablished and emerging foodborne and agriculture-related pathogens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInfluences of external factors such as climate change and the growing local-foods trend\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRegulatory issues from both US and EU perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse of pre- and probiotics, molecular tools, mathematical modeling, and one health approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntended to encourage the scientific community and food industry stakeholders to advance their knowledge of the developments and challenges associated with preharvest food safety, this book addresses the current state of the field and provides a diverse array of chapters focused on a variety of food commodities and microbiological hazards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989840937189,"sku":"NP9781555817077","price":164.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781555817077.jpg?v=1761785644","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/preharvest-food-safety-isbn-9781555817077","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}