Handbook of organic food safety and quality  / 
edited by Julia Cooper, Urs Niggli and Carlo Leifert. 
 - Boca Raton, Fla. :  Cambridge, England :  CRC Press ;  Woodhead,  c2007. 
 - xviii, 521 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition .
 - Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology, and nutrition. .
<br/><br/> CONTENTS<br/><br/>Introduction / C. Leifert -- <br/><br/>Part I: Organic food safety and quality : introduction and over view<br/>History and concepts of food quality and safety in organic food production and processing / U. Niggli -- <br/>Nutritional quality of foods / C.J. Seal and K. Brandt -- <br/>Quality assurance, inspection and certification of organic foods / B. van Elzakker and J. Neuendorff -- <br/>A new food quality concept based on life processes / J. Bloksma, M. Norholt, M. Huber, G-J. van der Burgst and L. van de Vijver -- <br/>Food consumers and organic agriculture / E. Oughton and C. Ritson -- <br/><br/>Part II: Organic livestock foods<br/>Effects of organic and conventional feeding regimes and husbandry methods on the quality of milk and dairy products / R.F. Weller, C.L. Marley and J.M. Moorby -- <br/>Effects of organic husbandry methods and feeding regimes on poultry quality / H. Hirt and E. Zeltner -- <br/>Quality in organic, low-input and conventional pig production / A. Sundrum -- <br/>Organic livestock husbandry methods and the microbiological safety of ruminant produciton systems / F. Deiz-Gonzalez -- <br/>Reducing antibiotic use for mastitis treatment in organic dairy production systems / P. Klocke, M. Walkenhorst, and G. Butler -- <br/>Reducing anthelmintic use for the control of internal parasites in organic livestock systems / V. Maurer, P. Hördegen and H. Hertzberg --<br/><br/>Part III: Organic crop foods<br/>Dietary exposure to pestcides from organic and conventional food production systems<br/>levels and potential health impacts of nutritionally relevant phytochemicals in organic and conventional food production<br/>Improving the quality and shelf life of fruit from organic production systems<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>Part IV: The organic food chain: processing, trading and quality assurance<br/>post harvest strategies to reduce enteric bacteria contamination of vegetable, nut and fruit products<br/>fair trade: a basis for adequate producer's incomes, farm reinvestment and quality and safety focussed production<br/>e.tc<br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781845690106 (hbk. : Woodhead  : alk. paper) 1845690109 (hbk. : Woodhead : alk. paper) 9780849391545 (hbk. : CRC : alk. paper) 0849391547 (hbk. : CRC : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Health Food--standards.<br/>Food Contamination--prevention & control.<br/>Food Industry--standards.<br/>Safety Management--methods.<br/>Organic farming--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Natural foods--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Food--Safety measures--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Food--Quality--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.192  / ORG