This work covers the latest developments in food safety and foodborne illness, organizing information to provide easy access to hundreds of topics, both general and specific. Comprehensive summaries of the most important advances in food science, complied from over 580 sources worldwide, are included. Health and safety, including extensive reviews of microbiology and medical subjects, is highlighted.

Food Research Institute, Department of Food Microbiology and Toxicology, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Prepared by M. Ellin Doyle, Carol E. Steinhart and Barbara . Cochrane.