While presenting the latest scientific research on the major pathogens associated with meat, poultry, produce, and other foods, Preharvest and Postharvest Food Safety: Contemporary Issues and Future Directions goes beyond other professional reference books by identifying the research needed to assure food safety in the future.

It not only reviews the current, cutting-edge literature in areas, but provide insights and forward thinking into the development of new and innovative approaches and research strategies. Scientists and researchers from academia, government, and industry have collaborated to examine the high-priority food safety areas recognized by the federal government: pathogen/host interactions; ecology, distribution and spread of foodborne hazards; antibiotic resistance; verification tests; decontamination and prevention strategies; and risk analysis.

Preharvest and Postharvest Food Safety describes what we now know in food safety and provides a framework and focus for future research to improve diagnostic capabilities and intervention strategies for enteropathogens.

Contents

1. Pathogen/Host Interactions
   1. Foodborne Salmonella Infections
   2. Pathogenic Escherichia coli
   3. Foodborne EHEC Infections
   4. Campylobacter and Produce: Prevalence, Biology and Future Directions
   5. Campylobacteriosis: What We Wish We Knew
   6. Weaning Stress: Relationship Between Host Stress and Pathogen Acquisition in Swine
   7. Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

2. Ecology, Distribution and Spread of Foodborne Hazards
   8. Microbial Ecology: Poultry Pathogens Distribution
   9. Microbial Ecological Principles Underlying Pre-Harvest Intervention Strategies
   10. Effect of Diet on Microecology of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Enteropathogen Colonization of Poultry
   11. Distribution and Spread of Enteric Pathogens in Swine: Outlook for the Future
   12. Environmental Reservoirs and Transmission of Foodborne Pathogens
   13. Do Animal Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Pose a Risk for Human Health?

3. Antibiotic Resistance
   14. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
   15. Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance
   16. Antibiotic Resistance and the Microflora of the Gastrointestinal Tract
   17. Effects of Disinfectants on Pathogens in Animal Production
   18. Ecology and Evolution of Antibody Resistance Genes: Implications for Food Safety
   19. Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Retail Foods

4. Verification Tests
   20. Verification Tests for Meat and Poultry
   21. Recovery and Characterization of Pathogenic Vibrios Significant to the Seafood Industry
   22. Molecular Approaches for the Detection and Characterization of Microbial Pathogens

5. Decontamination and Prevention Strategies
   23. Chemical Methods of Decontamination
   24. Decontamination Systems
   25. Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-eat Foods
   26. Irradiation Methods of Decontamination
   27. Enterosorption and Filtration Methods for Decontamination
   28. Pre-Harvest Prevention of Microbial/Fungal Metabolite Accumulation in Food
   29. Problems in Communicating Food Safety Risk to the Public
   30. Addressing Microbial Food Safety Issues Quantitatively: A Risk Assessment Approach
   31. How to Manage Risk — A Forward Glimpse

Author Index
Subject Index

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