Escherichia coli -- Listeria -- Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens -- Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis -- Foodborne Pathogenic Vibrios -- Enterococcus and its Association with Foodborne Illness -- Foodborne Viral Hepatitis -- Gastroenteric Viruses -- Cryptosporidium -- Cyclospora -- Giardia -- Toxoplasma gondii -- Aflatoxins: Background, Toxicology, and Molecular Biology -- Scombroid Fish Poisoning -- Pathogen Control in Meat and Poultry Production: Implementing the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service’s Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System -- Use of Antimicrobials in Food Animal Production -- Alternatives to Antimicrobials -- Microbial Risk Assessment -- Food Irradiation and Other Sanitation Procedures -- Molecular Techniques of Detection and Discrimination of Foodborne Pathogens and Their Toxins -- Future Directions in Food Safety.