Procedures to Investigate Foodborne Illness

• Corporate Authors: International Association for Food Protection (Author), SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Edition: 6.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Microbiology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Food Science.; Applied Microbiology.

Procedures to Investigate Foodborne Illness is designed to guide public health personnel or teams in any country that investigates reports of alleged foodborne illnesses. The  manual is based on epidemiologic principles and investigative techniques that have been found effective in determining causa...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Develop a Foodborne Disease Surveillance System
• Investigate Outbreaks
• Seek Sources and Modes of Contamination and Ways By Which the Contaminants Survived and/or Proliferated
• Analyze Data
• Make Recommendations for Control
• Inform the Public
• Calculate Economic Impact of Disease Outbreaks
• Submit Report
• Use Outbreak Data for Prevention
• Addendum: Investigation of Intentional Contamination
• Further Reading
• Appendices.