Food Microbiology

Food Safety and Toxicity examines the many current problems and changes in food safety and toxicity. From a natural science viewpoint, this informative book takes on challenging and important topics impacting food researchers, regulators, producers, healthcare providers, educators, and consumers. It..

The value of an effective, well-defined, sustainable food safety management system is priceless. Based on the established food safety standards, this text provides tools that can be applied to the development, implementation, and maintenance of a management-based system in the food industry. It prov..

Food Spoilage Microorganisms: Ecology and Control focuses on the occurrence, outbreak, consequences, control, and evaluation of spoilage microorganisms in food, providing the necessary basic knowledge of food spoilage ecology and control so as to ensure food safety, especially in developing countrie..

This book addresses one of the foremost problems faced by food processors - how to stabilize food once it is harvested. It discusses the changes responsible for food quality deterioration and how to prevent these changes. Topics include consumer perceptions and preferences, cellular changes, convers..

The second edition of this newly titled handbook explores the application of existing and new food processing methods and sensor technologies. It is an essential guide for those developing day-to-day procedures for a number of different aseptic processing and packaging applications. New topics inclu..

International Handbook of Foodborne Pathogens..

Researchers found that lactoferrin, when activated, functions as a potent antimicrobial intervention. It protects food by removing harmful bacteria from the surface and by starving bacteria before they can multiply and produce harmful toxins. This book details microbial blocking technology to protec..

Recently, researchers found that lactoferrin, when activated, functions as a potent antimicrobial intervention. It protects food by removing harmful bacteria from the surface and by starving bacteria before they can multiply and produce harmful toxins; it also prevents bacteria from re-attaching to ..

Completely revised, this third edition of a bestseller incorporates findings to present readers with a complete overview of foodborne listeriosis, including information on listeriosis in animals and humans, pathogenesis, methods of detection, and subtyping. Two additional chapters deal with risk ass..

The complex supply chain in modern farming practices can allow microorganism contamination of crops, livestock, and aquatic organisms. Thus, this book focuses on informing readers of existing and emerging risks in the primary agri-food industries and ways to manage, reduce, or prevent them from occu..

The book explores the advances in food safety and food quality control. It covers the hazards posed by the food-borne pathogens, their detection using advanced molecular techniques and nanotechnology, microbiological risk assessment of raw, fresh produce, ready-to-eat (RTE), minimally processed and ..

Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering of Yeasts presents a comprehensive examination of how yeasts are used in genetic engineering. The book discusses baker's yeast, in addition to a number of unconventional yeasts being used in an increasing number of studies...