Elsevier Improving the Safety of Fresh Meat (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)

It is widely recognised that food safety depends on effective intervention at all stages in the food chain, including the production of raw materials. This book provides an authoritative reference summarising the wealth of research on reducing microbial and other hazards in raw and fresh red meat. Key Features: learn how to identify and control hazards at all stages in the supply chain; an authoritative reference on reducing microbial and other hazards in raw and fresh red meat; understand the necessity for effective intervention at each production process. Contents: Part 1 Identifying and controlling hazards on the farm and feedlot: Biological pathogens in animals; Detecting pathogens in cattle and meat; Detecting animal tissues in feed and feed ingredients; Plant and fungal toxins as contaminants of feed and meat; Detecting veterinary drug residues in feed and cattle; Environmental contaminants and pesticides in animal feed and meat; Controlling microbial contamination on the farm: an overview; The use of diet to control pathogens in animals; Probiotics, vaccines and other interventions for pathogen control in animals; Managing pathogen contamination on the farm. Part 2 Identifying and controlling hazards during and after slaughter: Sources of microbial contamination at slaughtering plants; Animal welfare and food safety at the slaughter plant; Slaughter and fabrication/boning processes and procedures; Removal and handling of BSE specified risk material; Removal of the spinal column from carcasses; Physical decontamination strategies for meat; Chemical decontamination strategies for meat; Carcass chilling; Emerging decontamination techniques for meat; Irradiation of fresh meat; Combining physical and chemical decontamination interventions for meat; Fresh meat spoilage and modified atmosphere packaging; Meat safety, refrigerated storage and transport: modelling and management; Meat decontamination and pathogen stress adaptation; Molecular typing methods for tracking pathogens; The role of quantitative risk assessment in assessing and managing risks related to microbial food pathogens; HACCP in the processing of fresh meat; Microbiological performance objectives and criteria; HACCP in slaughter operations. Monitoring, validating and verifying the effectiveness of HACCP systems.