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Microbial Ecology of Food Commodities - 2nd edition

Edited by ICMSF 
Springer  2005  



Hardcover  738 pp  ISBN 030648675X      £88.00
Published for the ; International Commission for the Microbiological Specifications of Foods (ICMSF) this second edition of Microorganisms in Foods 6: Microbial Ecology of Food Commodities is intended for those primarily interested in applied aspects of food microbiology. For 17 commodity areas, it describes the initial microbial flora and the prevalence of pathogens, the microbiological consequences of processing, typical spoilage patterns, episodes implicating those commodities with foodborne illness, and measures to control pathogens and limit spoilage. Those control measures are presented in a standardized format in line with international developments in risk management; a comprehensive index has also been added in this fully revised and much-anticipated edition.

Written for food industry, government agencies involved in food safety and public health, agricultural industry; food science, agricultural, microbiology departments, possibly medical and veterinary departments

Contents

  • Preface/Introduction.
  • Meat and meat products.
  • Poultry and poultry products.
  • Fish and fish products.
  • Feeds and pet foods.
  • Vegetables and vegetable products.
  • Fruits and fruit products.
  • Spices, dry soups and oriental flavourings.
  • Cereals and cereal products.
  • Nuts, oilseeds and dried legumes.-
  • Cocoa, chocolate and confectionery.
  • Oil-based and fat-based foods.
  • Sugar, syrups, and honey.
  • Soft drinks, fruit juices, concentrates and fruit preserves.
  • Eggs and egg products.
  • Milk and dairy products.
  • Preventing abuse of foods after processing.
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