● Linhai Wu and Dian Zhu, “Food Safety in China: A
Comprehensive Review”. CRC Press (2014) 384 pp.
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Features
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Examines the complete food supply chain system in China
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Reveals the principal factors influencing food safety
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Describes how China's food safety incidents are mostly caused by human
factors
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Explains the comprehensive regulatory coordination mechanism that has been
established to address food safety issues
Summary
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China is the
world’s top agricultural producer according to a World Trade Organization 2010
report, but a growing number of alarming safety issues has put the world’s top
manufacturer of food on the defensive. Food Safety in China: A Comprehensive
Review chronicles China’s current food safety problems from a professional
perspective. This text describes key concepts, incorporates a research thread,
considers various methods, provides context, and presents main conclusions.
Containing investigative research and presenting an authoritative analysis of
the subject, this text considers the complex issues that span the entire food
supply chain system. It provides an overview of the current food safety
situation, as well as its development and changes. It also details the
structure of the food safety support system, and addresses growing concerns.
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Explores Involvement in Stages
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The book
considers the interrelationship between the government, producers and traders,
and consumers. It studies technical and management issues, and explains how
that impacts businesses, the government regulatory system, and the end user.
Factoring in the risks that can be caused by both natural and human influences,
including the abuse of food additives, this book reviews the efforts put forth
by China to prevent food safety issues. It examines the changing track of food safety
(including imported and exported products) in key aspects such as production,
circulation, and consumption from 2006 to 2011 based on empirical investigation
and comprehensive use of various statistical data, and examines most
specifically China's food safety situation in 2011.
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This book addresses:
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Food production and processing
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Food transportation
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Food consumption
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Environment and consumer awareness of food safety
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Efforts and technical means of the government in food regulation
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Social responsibility of food producers and traders, and moral traits and
professional qualities of employees
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Rationality, effectiveness, and operability of the technical specifications
in production, processing, circulation, and consumption
Food Safety in China: A Comprehensive Review provides an assessment of
the actual state and future trends of the food safety risk in China. This text
is an ideal resource for food product developers, regulators and government
researchers, regulatory agencies, policy makers, and policy analysts as well as
universities, colleges, researchers, students, investors, importers, exporters,
and manufacturers of food.
