Food Safety : Foodborne Illness and Selected Recalls of FDA-Regulated Foods.
Describes several systems to monitor foodborne illnesses, discussing their strengths and the gaps that remain in understanding the burden of foodborne illness; and presents recent data on more serious recalls of FDA-regulated foods. Examines recent foodborne outbreaks that led to nationwide recalls...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2009.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Describes several systems to monitor foodborne illnesses, discussing their strengths and the gaps that remain in understanding the burden of foodborne illness; and presents recent data on more serious recalls of FDA-regulated foods. Examines recent foodborne outbreaks that led to nationwide recalls of FDA-regulated foods, highlighting Salmonella in peanut products, melamine in pet foods and dairy products, and E. coli in spinach. Discusses associated policy issues and how they are addressed in food safety legislation pending before the 111th Congress. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |