Food Safety Risks from Wildlife Gebunden

Foodborne illnesses caused by zoonotic pathogens associated with wildlife hosts are an emerging microbial food safety concern. Transmission of foodborne pathogens can occur through ingestion or improper handling of contaminated game meat. Wild and feral animals have also been investigated as potential sources of Campylobacter Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other enteric pathogens following foodborne disease outbreaks linked to fresh fruits and vegetables (e.g. baby spinach in California shelled-peas in Alaska strawberries in Oregon). This book explores the range of bacterial parasitic an d viral pathogens that have been described in wildlife populations in the United States Europe and other parts of the world. It also addresses important challenges and solutions to balance agriculture conservation and public health goals. The book provides unique information on approaches in risk communication co-management and One Health in a wildlife-food safety context. The first five chapters review research on the detection epidemiology and ecology of foodborne pathogens in wildlife populations including the influence of wildlife-livestock-human interactions. The second half of the book addresses current guidelines to mitigate microbial food safety risks from wildlife hosts and new regulations proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule. Chapters are written by an array of internationally recognized authors and will be of interest to agriculture safety experts ecologists environmental health specialists food safety professionals microbiologists public health practitioners veterinarians wildlife biologists and others in academia government industry and students in these disciplines.