Food safety and quality systems in developing countries - Volume one : Export challenges and implementation strategies / edited by Andr e Gordon, Technological Solutions Limited, Kingston, Jamaica.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-161) and index.

Chapter 1. : Exporting traditional fruits and vegetables to the United States : trade, food science and sanitary and phytosanitary/technical barriers to trade considerations -- Chapter 2. Natural Toxins in Fruits and Vegetables : Blighia sapida and Hypoglycin / -- Chapter 3. The Life Cycle of Ackee (Blighia sapida) : environmental and other influences on toxicity -- Chapter 4. Biochemistry of Hypoglycin and Toxic Hypoglycemic Syndrome -- Chapter 5. Effective Science-based Approaches to Establishing Safe Food Handling Practices for Traditional Foods : the Ackee Example -- Chapter 6. Re-entering the US Market with Jamaican Ackees : A Case Study -- Chapter 7. Dealing with Trade Challenges : Science-based solutions to Market Access Interruption -- Chapter 8. The Food Safety Modernization Act and its impact on the Caribbean's Approach to Export Market Access.

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