4. Food hygiene and microbiology laboratory course

Proficiency testing in the food microbiology laboratory.

Laboratories offering a quality service for the microbiological examination of food must implement a quality assurance system. An effective system should, in addition to daily quality control of procedures, consumables, and equipment, include external laboratory accreditation to a recognised standard, the use of validated test methods, and participation in an external quality assessment (profic...

Food Microbiology

Food and Industrial Microbiology

Food and Industrial Microbiology

Introduction Concepts of Industrial Microbiology Microbial Products of Industrial Use Energy Generating Pathways: Fermentations and Respiration Regulation of Metabolic Pathways Screening of Microbes Culture Preservation Strain Development Strategy Microbial Growth and its Kinetics Fermentor & Fermentation Process Fermentation Media Inoculum Development Downstream Processing Commercial Productio...

Food and Industrial Microbiology

CONTENTS Introduction Food Spoilage and General Principles Underlying Spoilage of Food Intrinsic Parameters Extrinsic Parameters Microbial Spoilage of Foods Spoilage of fresh and ready-to-eat meat products Spoilage of milk and milk products Spoilage of fruits and vegetables Spoilage of canned foods Major Food Borne Infections/ Intoxications Caused by Bacteria General Control Measures for Preven...