What consumers should know about food safety / David Walpuck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walpuck, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foodborne diseases--Prevention.

Foodborne diseases.

Food--Safety measures.

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Augusta, Georgia : Anaphora Literary Press, 2015.

Summary:

A collection of twenty-five true, eye opening, educational, and entertaining short stories about some of our worst food nightmares in and out of a retail food service environment. Highlighting the problems while offering solutions, this book is an eye opening and entertaining must have for today's consumer.The reported statistics on foodborne illness alone from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are cause for concern; the annual cost from medical bills and lost job productivity is estimated between 10 and 83 billion dollars. Every year there are 1,000 disease outbreaks, 48 million people (1 out of 6) infected, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths are attributed to consuming contaminated food--and what is unreported can only be left to a disturbing speculation. The other part of the story is how disease-causing food happens, which sometimes crosses the line of integrity and is rarely put into print until it is too late.When people purchase food, there is a reasonable expectation that it will not make them sick. However, drug-resistant and emerging strains of bacteria, food recalls, cross-contamination, undeclared allergens, improper holding temperatures, pest infestation, inconsistent cleaning and sanitizing of food contact surfaces, lack of training, and infected food handlers are a constant threat to food contamination and personal liability.

Contents:

Walpuck - Front Cover - 9781681142210; Walpuck - Content - EBook; Walpuck - Back Cover - 9781681142210; about the author; INTRODUCTION; TELL IT LIKE IT IS; Untitled; ONSET TIME; A BRIEF HISTORY OF FOODBORNE; STINKY FINGER; ILT; AN UNSUSPECTING VICTIM; CRUNCHY; FUNDS; CROSS-CONTAMINATION; NOROVIRUS; BURGERS, BEER AND; SECOND DEGREE; PERCEPTION IS EVERYTHING; FOIL; TERRORISM THROUGH FOOD; THERE IS AN APP FOR THAT; MUS MUSCULUS; THE BUFFET; CHEMICAL HAZARDS; UNAPPROVED SOURCE; WHAT'S THAT SMELL?; RUB A DUB; SEND IT TO THE LAB; A SITUATION; Conclusion

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 28, 2016).

ISBN:

1-68114-222-8