Bad bug book

The Bad Bug Book 2nd Edition (2012) discusses the major known agents that cause foodborne illness. Each chapter in this book focuses on a single pathogen—a bacterium, virus, or parasite—or toxin that can contaminate food and cause illness. The book also contains scientific and technical information about these major pathogens that contribute to foodborne illness.

codex alimentarius

The Codex Alimentarius is a uniform collection of internationally adopted food standards and related documents. The documents that make up the Codex aim to protect consumer health and ensure fair food trade practices. 

Food safety from fark to fork

In this comprehensive report, the Pew Charitable Trusts examines food safety control measures currently used on farms and feedlots or that might be employed in the future. Food Safety From Farm to Fork looks at pre-harvest mitigation strategies for reducing the level of three major foodborne pathogens—Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7—which cause a significant portion foodborne illnesses in humans. 

FDA Model food code

The FDA Model Food Code is not a law, but does provide a basis for the retail food safety laws of most states and several Tribes. The code is intended to provide a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for retail and food service regulators. FDA releases a new version every four years, with the 2017 version linked here the most recent release. 

United Fresh Tomato Guidelines

These guidelines provide recommended food safety practices that are intended to minimize the microbiological hazards associated with fresh and fresh-cut tomato products.

 

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