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Content: Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries, Volume One: Export Challenges and Implementation Strategies considers both the theoretical and practical aspects of food safety and quality systems implementation by major world markets and new and emerging markets in developing countries. This reference examines issues facing exporters and importers of traditional foods the characteristics of the food and its distribution channels, and market access from a historical and current context to present best practices. This must-have reference offers real-life, practical approaches for foods from around the world, offering help to those who have found it difficult to implement sustainable, certifiable food safety and quality systems into their businesses and provides scientifically sound solutions to support their implementation. Includes accessible, relevant case studies of instances when food safety was compromised and offers practical scientific input in dealing with and preventing these issues Discusses the role and importance of research and documentation of food safety when exporting products Presents risk analysis examples from the past and present for products from various countries and different perspectives including the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, India, South Africa, Haiti, Jamaica, and more Offers successful strategies for developing food safety and quality systems from a national and firm-level perspective relevant to academics, regulators, exporters, importers and major distributors handling food from various developing countries.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Exporting Traditional Fruits and Vegetables to the United States: Trade, Food Science, and Sanitary and Phytosanita...; Abstract; Keywords; 1.1 - Introduction; 1.2 - Imports of fruits and vegetables into the United States: composition and selected trends; 1.3 - Nontraditional tropical fruit imports to the United States: specific examples; 1.4 - Nontraditional vegetable imports to the United States: specific examples; 1.5 - Sanitary and phytosanitary/technical barriers to trade issues , 1.6 - SummaryChapter 2 - Natural Toxins in Fruits and Vegetables: Blighia sapida and Hypoglycin; Abstract; Keywords; 2.1 - Natural toxins in fruits and vegetables; 2.2 - The ackee fruit; 2.3 - Hypoglycin (HGA), the natural toxin in ackee; 2.4 - Dietary exposure to the natural toxin hypoglycin; 2.5 - Acute and chronic toxicity; 2.6 - Conclusions; Chapter 3 - The Life Cycle of Ackee (Blighia sapida): Environmental and Other Influences on Toxicity; Abstract; Keywords; 3.1 - The agronomy of ackee; 3.2 - HGA in ackee: location in the fruit and the effect of maturation , 3.3 - Impact of geographical location and variety on HGA content in ackee3.4 - Impact of growing season and reaping and handling practices on HGA levels in ackee; 3.5 - The role of the seeds and hypoglycin B in detoxification of the fruit; 3.6 - Conclusions; Chapter 4 - Biochemistry of Hypoglycin and Toxic Hypoglycemic Syndrome; Abstract; Keywords; 4.1 - Introduction; 4.2 - Biochemistry of Hypoglycin; 4.3 - The illness associated with hypoglycin; 4.4 - Etiology and clinical presentation; 4.5 - Recent reports of toxic hypoglycemic syndrome; 4.6 - Suspected cases in export markets , 4.7 - Treating ackee poisoningChapter 5 - Effective Science-Based Approaches to Establishing Safe Food Handling Practices for Traditional Foods: The Ackee Ex...; Abstract; Keywords; 5.1 - Introduction: background to the safe production and handling of ackee (Blighia sapida); 5.2 - The market, consumers, and exports; 5.3 - Raw material handling and processing; 5.4 - The science behind the industry: the importance of research, regulatory oversight, and scientific and technological ...; 5.4.1 - Food Safety and Quality Assurance: Regulatory Oversight , 5.4.2 - Food Safety and Quality Assurance: The Science Behind Industry Practices5.5 - Quantification of hypoglycin A (HGA); 5.6 - Safety of ackee as a food; Chapter 6 - Re-entering the US Market with Jamaican Ackees: A Case Study; Abstract; Keywords; 6.1 - Introduction; 6.2 - Background to the market-access challenge: the import alert; 6.3 - Agreeing an approach to addressing the import alert; 6.4 - Implementation; 6.5 - Accomplishments; 6.6 - Cost/benefit analysis; 6.7 - Summary; Chapter 7 - Dealing with Trade Challenges: Science-Based Solutions to Market-Access Interruption; Abstract , Keywords , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-801351-6

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-801227-7

Language: English