Preharvest Food Safety

An overview of farm-to-fork safety in the preharvest realm Foodborne outbreaks continue to take lives and harm economies, making controlling the entry of pathogens into the food supply a priority. Preharvest factors have been the cause of numerous outbreaks, including Listeria in melons, Salmonella associated with tomatoes, and Shiga toxin-producing E.coli in beef products, yet most traditional control measures and regulations occur at the postharvest stage. Preharvest Food Safety covers a broad swath of knowledge surrounding topics of safety at the preharvest and harvest stages, focusing on problems for specific food sources and food pathogens, as well as new tools and potential solutions. Led by editors Siddhartha Thakur and Kalmia Kniel, a team of expert authors provides insights into critical themes surrounding preharvest food safety, including Challenges specific to meat, seafood, dairy, egg, produce, grain, and nut production Established and emerging foodborne and agriculture-related pathogens Influences of external factors such as climate change and the growing local-foods trend Regulatory issues from both US and EU perspectives Use of pre- and probiotics, molecular tools, mathematical modeling, and one health approaches Intended to encourage the scientific community and food industry stakeholders to advance their knowledge of the developments and challenges associated with preharvest food safety, this book addresses the current state of the field and provides a diverse array of chapters focused on a variety of food commodities and microbiological hazards.

Contributors Preface Section I. Overview of the Preharvest Food Safety Problem 1. Introduction to Preharvest Food Safety Mary E. Torrence 2. Preharvest Farming Practices Impacting Fresh Produce Safety Eduardo Gutierrez-Rodriguez and Achyut Adhikari 3. Preharvest Food Safety Challenges in Beef and Dairy Production David R. Smith 4. Preharvest Food Safety in Broiler Chicken Production Walid Q. Alali and Charles L. Hofacre 5. Egg Safety in the Realm of Preharvest Food Safety Manpreet Singh and Jagpinder Brar 6. Nuts and Grain: Microbiology and Preharvest Contamination Risks Pardeepinder K. Brar and Michelle D. Danyluk 7. Risks Associated with Fish and Seafood Sailaja Chintagari, Nicole Hazard, Genevieve Edwards, Ravi Jadeja, and Marlene Janes 8. Water for Agriculture: The Convergence of Sustainability and Safety Sarah M. Markland, David Ingram, Kalmia E. Kniel, and Manan Sharma 9. Importance of Soil Amendments: Survival of Bacterial Pathogens in Manure and Compost Used as Organic Fertilizers Manan Sharma and Russell Reynnells Section II. Emerging Issues in Preharvest Food Safety 10. Reducing Foodborne Pathogen Persistence and Transmission in Animal Production Environments: Challenges and Opportunities Elaine D. Berry and James E. Wells 11. Emerging Foodborne and Agriculture-Related Viruses David H. Kingsley 12. Toxoplasma gondii as a Parasite in Food: Analysis and Control Dolores H. Hill and Jitender P. Dubey 13. Local Foods Systems Food Safety Concerns Benjamin Chapman and Chris Gunter 14. Preharvest Food Safety Under the Influence of a Changing Climate Kalmia E. Kniel and Patrick Spanninger 15. Potential for Meta-Analysis in the Realm of Preharvest Food Safety Jan M. Sargeant and Annette M. O’Connor Section III. Emerging Solutions to Preharvest Food Safety 16. Phage Therapy Approaches to Reducing Pathogen Persistence and Transmission in Animal Production Environments: Opportunities and Challenges Anna Colavecchio and Lawrence D. Goodridge 17. Regulatory Issues Associated with Preharvest Food Safety: United States Perspective Shirley A. Micallef and Robert L. Buchanan 18. Regulatory Issues Associated with Preharvest Food Safety: European Union Perspective Lis Alban 19. Current Status of the Preharvest Application of Pro- and Prebiotics to Farm Animals to Enhance the Microbial Safety of Animal Products Rolf D. Joerger and Arpeeta Ganguly 20. Molecular Tools to Study Preharvest Food Safety Challenges Deepak Kumar and Siddhartha Thakur 21. Mathematical Modeling Tools to Study Preharvest Food Safety Cristina Lanzas and Shi Chen 22. Understanding the Complexities of Food Safety Using a “One Health” Approach Kalmia E. Kniel, Deepak Kumar, and Siddhartha Thakur Index