Improving the safety of fresh fruit and vegetables / edited by W. Jongen.

1. Pathogens in vegetables / K. Warriner -- 2. Pathogens in fruit / Y. Zhao -- 3. Measuring microbiological contamination in fruit and vegetables / M. Pla, D. Rodriguez-Lazaro, E. Badosa and E. Montesinos -- 4. Pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables / C. K. Winter -- 5. The rapid detection of pesticide residues / R. Luxton and J. Hart -- 6. Risk management in the supply chain / E. Kramer -- 7. Good agricultural practice and HACCP in fruit and vegetable cultivation / R. Early -- 8. Implementing on-farm food safety programs in fruit and vegetable cultivation / B. J. Chapman and D. A. Powell -- 9. Alternatives to pesticides in fruit and vegetable cultivation / I. Vanninen -- 10. Improving the safety of organic vegetables / G. S. Johannessen and M. Torp -- 11. Alternatives to hypochlorite washing systems for the decontamination of fresh fruit and vegetables / G. Betts and L. Everis -- 12. Ozone decontamination of fresh fruit and vegetables / R. Sharma -- 13. Irradiation of fresh fruit and vegetables / M. Korkmaz and M. Polat -- 14. Thermal treatments of fresh fruit and vegetables / S. Geysen, B. E. Verlinden and B. M. Nicolai -- 15. Antimicrobial films and coatings for fresh fruit and vegetables / S. Min and J. M. Krochta -- 16. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and the safety and quality of fresh fruit and vegetables / B. P. F. Day -- 17. Natural antimicrobials for preserving fresh fruit and vegetables / A. Ippolito, F. Nigro and V. De Cicco -- 18. Consumer risk in storage and shipping of raw fruit and vegetables / F. Mencarelli, M. C. Salcini and A. Bellincontro -- 19. Combined preservation techniques for fresh fruit / S. M. Alzamora, S. N. Guerrero, A. Lopez-Malo, J. Welti-Chanes, E. Palou, A. Argaiz and M. S. Tapia.