Reproduces the complete FDA Handbook of Food Defect Action Levels in an appendix!

Features effective sanitation practices vital to the cereal, seafood, beverage, fruit, grain, fats and oils, and poultry processing industries.

Written by 40 of the most respected industry experts, Food Plant Sanitation considers

• food plant sanitation principles
• the spread of bacterial and viral foodborne diseases, and the risks from protozoa and nematodes in food production
• self-inspection program design and development

Infused with over 660 references, Food Plant Sanitation will benefit biotechnologists; agricultural scientists, chemists, and researchers; plant biologists, pathologists, physiologists, and geneticists; applied and molecular biologists; agronomists; horticulturists; nutrition and food technologists; environmentalists; food safety specialists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.