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Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health

Author: Ipek Goktep

The discovery of new and previously unknown organisms that cause foodborne illness makes it essential for scientists, regulators, and those in the food industry to reconsider their traditional approaches to food preservation. A single source reference that can provide the latest practical information on how to deal with the range of probiotic health issues that have recently arisen would be invaluable to have.

Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health is that resource. It presents an in-depth characterization and diagnosis of probiotic strains and their mechanisms of action in humans, explains the role food applications have in the development of new products that guard against gastrointestinal diseases, and addresses the current regulatory environment. The material in each chapter is written in an accessible format by internationally renowned experts and includes citations from scientific literature.

Highlights include a thorough discussion of probiotic issues such as pre- and postharvest food safety applications of probiotics, genetic engineering, and probiotic identification. The book also presents information on new regulations and emerging trends in the two major probiotics markets in the world, Europe and Japan.

Unique in its depth and breadth of scope, Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health provides vital information to those who need to be knowledgeable of the functional properties of foods aimed at improving human health.

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction to prebiotics and probiotics	1
2	Development of probiotic food ingredients	35
3	Taxonomy and biology of probiotics	67
4	Primary sources of probiotic cultures	91
5	Properties of evidence-based probiotics for human health	109
6	Genetic engineering of probiotic bacteria	139
7	Immunochemical methods for detection of probiotics	165
8	Molecular-based methods directed toward probiotics	191
9	Application of repetitive element sequence-based (rep-) PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis for the identification of lactic acid bacteria in probiotic products	207
10	Genetically modified probiotics	229
11	Use of probiotics in preharvest food safety applications	251
12	Preharvest food safety applications of competitive exclusion culture and probiotics	273
13	Probiotics as biopreservatives for enhancing food safety	285
14	EU perspectives on food, gastrointestinal tract functionality, and human health	309
15	Modulation of epithelial function and local immune system by probiotics : mechanisms involved	341
16	Probiotics in cancer prevention	365
17	Statistical considerations for testing the efficacy of probiotics	383
18	The safety of probiotics in foods in Europe and its legislation	405
19	Probiotics in food safety and human health : current status of regulations on the use of probiotics in foods in Japan	431

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When Your Wife Has Breast Cancer: A Story of Love, Courage & Survival

Author: Mark S Weiss

Mark Weiss tells the story of his 38-year-old wife Cathy's battle with breast cancer. It examines the choices they had, the decisions they made, the setbacks they experienced, and the emotional upheaval they faced. Mark Weiss candidly discusses the fears he harbored for himself, his wife and his children during this time of uncertainty. He offers insight into medical opinions, insurance discrepancies, and the toll a serious illness can take on such things as intimacy, professional standing, and financial security. Chapters include: Chemotherapy--How To Deal With the Chemo Shark Sex and Intimacy--Will It Ever Be the Same? Talking To Your Young Children About Mommy's Cancer Faith and Friendships Life After Cancer and A Painful Look In The Mirror.