This book is an overview of the current U.S. and World Beef Trade. The 110th Congress has been monitoring U.S. efforts to regain foreign markets th...

Six papers by international scholars reporting on studies of food production and food consumption in the North Atlantic area during the Viking Age ...

Experts indicate that gourmet products do better in uncertain economic times as consumers seek out affordable luxuries. Updated and completely revi...

During fermentation processes, the determination of microbiological population density and diversity, nutrients concentration and products formatio...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) must inspect most meat, poultry, and processed egg products...

The food and drinks sectors occupy the first place in Greek manufacturing industry. The share of food and drinks in total manufacturing industry va...

This new book gathers information related to Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease. It is far from clear whether adequate measures are...

This book explores the concern about the dramatic increase in childhood obesity in the United States which has prompted Congress to request that th...

Prebiotics is defined as a selectively fermented ingredient that allows specific changes, both in the composition and/or activity in the gastrointe...

Heat treatment is one of the most common practices used to produce safe and shelf stable foods or otherwise stated, to reduce the probability of su...

This book covers the basic principles in canned seafood: principles of thermal processing, resistance of microorganisms, canned seafood microbiolog...

Secondary Metabolite and Functional Food Components: Their Roles in Health and Disease consists of original chapters, provides updates to previous ...

The kitchen is a chemical laboratory in which a number of chemical processes are conducted by which our food is converted from its crude state to a...

New Zealand depends on what our farmers, foresters and horticulturalists grow. When agriculture catches a cold, the entire economy sneezes. Right n...

The world needs nutrition-driven agriculture that operates within planetary boundaries. But a recent OECD report on New Zealand’s environmental per...

Most food found on supermarket shelves exists because consumer research has proven that the product will be in demand once it is made available by ...

Tobacco products face varying levels of taxation in different locations, creating opportunities and incentives for illicit trade. Cigarettes are ta...

In 2009, the average life span in Japan was 83 years old (women 86.08, men 79.29), which for women was the longest in the world. This may be partly...

It is generally admitted that the expression 'traditional food' refers to a product with specific raw materials, and/or with a recipe known for a l...