Foodborne Illness (A Lancet review) - Softcover

Food hygiene and related aspects are receiving much media attention because of the current debate and interest this subject has raised in the scientific community. Foodborne illness is a serious public health issue worldwide as the cost in both human illness and economic loss can be immense. The reviews in this book, first published in "The Lancet" in 1990, explain the causes and extent of foodborne illness and what can be done to prevent it. This book should appeal to food scientists, environmental health officers and microbiologists as well as to communicable disease physicians.