Food-borne diseases

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• Food safety in the People's Republic of China — Food safety is a growing concern in Chinese agriculture. China s principal crops are rice, corn, wheat, soybeans, and cotton in addition to apples and other fruits and vegetables. [USDA. [http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/china/keystatistics.htm… …   Wikipedia

• Food safety — is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards. Food can transmit… …   Wikipedia

• Food — For other uses, see Food (disambiguation). Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

• Food irradiation — The Radura logo, used to show a food has been treated with ionizing radiation. Food irradiation is the process of exposing food to ionizing radiation[1] to destroy microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, or ins …   Wikipedia

• food preservation — Any method by which food is protected against spoilage by oxidation, bacteria, molds, and microorganisms. Traditional methods include dehydration, smoking, salting, controlled fermentation (including pickling), and candying; certain spices have… …   Universalium

• Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …   Universalium

• Waterborne diseases — are caused by pathogenic microorganisms which are directly transmitted when contaminated drinking water is consumed. Contaminated drinking water, used in the preparation of food, can be the source of foodborne disease through consumption of the… …   Wikipedia

• Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore — The Agri Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) is established since 1 April 2000. It ensures a resilient supply of safe food, safeguards the health of animals and plants and facilitates agri trade for the well being of the nation. Key… …   Wikipedia

• Dog food — For the corporate practice of using one s own products, see Eating your own dog food. Not to be confused with Dog meat, which covers human consumption of canines. Dog food refers to food specifically intended for consumption by dogs. Though… …   Wikipedia

• Eradication of infectious diseases — Eradication is the reduction of an infectious disease s prevalence in the global host population to zero.[1] It is sometimes confused with elimination, which describes either the reduction of an infectious disease s prevalence in a regional… …   Wikipedia

• Zoonosis — A zoonosis (pronEng|ˌzoʊəˈnoʊsɨs) or zoonose is any infectious disease that is able to be transmitted (by a vector) from other animals, both wild and domestic, to humans or from humans to animals (the latter is sometimes called reverse zoonosis) …   Wikipedia