Improving Import Food Safety.
Title:
Improving Import Food Safety.
Author:
Ellefson, Wayne.
ISBN:
9781118464267
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (370 pages)
Series:
Institute of Food Technologists Series ; v.85
Institute of Food Technologists Series
Contents:
Improving Import Food Safety -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Part I Highlighting Key Issues -- Chapter 1 Emerging Global Food System Risks and Potential Solutions -- Overview -- Supply Chain Complexity -- Increasing Role of Imports -- Unusual Sources for Imports -- Other Emerging Food Safety Risks -- Economically Motivated Adulteration -- Other Emerging Intentional Threats -- Potential Solutions -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 A Cooperative Federal-State Approach for Monitoring Imported Foods: Reviewing the New York State Model -- Introduction -- State and Local Government Strengths -- The New York Model for a Cooperative Federal-State Approach for Monitoring the Safety of Imported Food -- Examples of Violative Imported Food Products Found in the Pilot Cooperative Project -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3 The Impact of the Chinese Development Model on Food Safety -- Introduction -- China's Explosive Economic Growth and its Impact -- China as a Growing Food Superpower -- China's Food Safety Regimes -- China's Food Safety Challenges -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 The Role of Public-Private Partnerships on the Access of Smallholder Producers of Mexican Cantaloupe to Fresh Produce Export Markets -- Foodborne Outbreaks and the Increasing Demand for Food Safety in Fruit and Vegetables -- Production Trends of the Cantaloupe Industry in Mexico -- Responses to Food Safety Problems Associated with Cantaloupe Outbreaks -- Major Barriers to Market Access for Small Mexican Producers in the Cantaloupe Supply Chain -- The Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Facilitating Smallholders to Overcome Barriers to Export Market Entry -- Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part II Legal and Regulatory Issues/Structures in the United States and Abroad.
Chapter 5 Improving US Regulation of Imported Foods* -- Introduction -- The Major Federal Agencies -- The FDA Import Process -- Prior Notice of Import -- USDA's Import System -- Other Import Controls -- Country-of-origin Labeling -- Challenges Facing Import Regulation -- International Standards - Codex -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 EU Food Safety Regulation and Trust-enhancing Principles -- Introduction -- Food Regulation: Between Market and Safety -- The EU's Failings in Ensuring Food Safety -- The EU's New Regime on Food Safety Regulation -- Restoring Trust in EU Decision-making on Foods -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgment -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 Experience of Food Safety Authorities in Europe and the Rapid Alert System -- Introduction -- The EU Approach to Legislation in the Food Sector -- Food Crises -- Risk Assessment and Risk Management and the EFSA -- The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed -- Notes -- Chapter 8 The Development of and Challenges Facing Food Safety Law in the People's Republic of China -- Introduction -- From "Food Hygiene" to "Food Safety": A Brief History of the Development of China's Food Safeguard System (1978-2009) -- China's Food Safeguard System Today -- The Challenges China Faces in Food Safeguard Improvement -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Defining Food Fraud and the Chemistry of the Crime -- Introduction -- Food Fraud -- Diversion, Parallel Trade, and Gray Market -- Criminology and the Chemistry of the Crime -- Improving Import Food Safety -- Conclusions -- References -- Part III Potential Strategies to Improve Import Safety -- Chapter 10 Tracking and Managing the Next Crisis -- Introduction -- Tracking the Next Crisis -- Issue Management Tools -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 11 Food Product Tracing -- Introduction.
Current US Recordkeeping Requirements -- Global Recordkeeping Guidance and Practices -- Commercial Product Tracing Standards -- Food Industry Factors Affecting Traceability -- Recommendations for Product Tracing -- Commingling - A Special Case for Product Tracing -- Traceability Versus Recall Ability -- Product Tracing as a Food Safety Tool for Imports -- References -- Chapter 12 Improving the Safety of Imported Foods with Intelligent Systems: The Case of United States-Mexico Fresh Produce Supply Chain -- Introduction -- Assessment of Threat and Vulnerability -- Data and Procedure -- Optimal Control Procedure -- Results and Discussion -- Notes -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 13 Testing with Confidence in the Pursuit of Global Food Safety -- Introduction -- AOAC® International: Official Methods of AnalysisSM -- Evolution of Method Development and Validation -- AOAC Research Institute -- Initial Step in AOAC Harmonization of Rapid Microbiological Test Kits -- The AOAC Guidelines Under Revision -- References -- Chapter 14 Global Food Protection: A New Organization is Needed -- Introduction -- Background -- Proposal -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 15 Summary and Recommendations for the Safety of Imported Foods -- Introduction -- Summary of Current Concerns -- Recommendations to Improve the Safety of Imported Foods -- Concluding Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
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. The book is divided into three sections: 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. 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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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