Food safety and quality-based shelf life of perishable foods / Peter J. Taormina, Margaret D. Hardin, editors.
Taormina, Peter J.; Hardin, Margaret D.
2021
TP374.5
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Title Food safety and quality-based shelf life of perishable foods / Peter J. Taormina, Margaret D. Hardin, editors.
ISBN 9783030543754 (electronic bk.)
3030543757 (electronic bk.)
9783030543747
3030543749
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54375-4
Publication Details Cham : Springer, 2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (167 pages)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-54375-4 doi
Call Number TP374.5
Dewey Decimal Classification 664/.09
664.001579
Summary This book addresses the shelf life of foods, a key factor in determining how food is distributed and consequently where and when different food products are available for consumption. Shelf life is determined by several factors, including microbiological, chemical, physical, and organoleptic deterioration. Often these factors are interrelated and interdependent. The editors of this volume focus specifically on the microbial factors related to shelf life of perishable foods and food commodities. This allows for more detailed coverage of foodborne bacterial pathogens and spoilage microorganisms of concern. The initial part of the book covers the why and how of shelf life determination as well as the specific microbial pathogens and spoilage microorganisms of concern for perishable foods. Contributors address topics such as the techniques utilized for determination of shelf life, the frequency of shelf life testing for different products, the interpretation of data to make shelf life determinations, and management of shelf life of food products from the perspective of the food producer, distributor, retailer, and regulator. Three key areas impacting shelf life are addressed in detail: sanitation, processing, and packaging. The sanitation chapter explains the necessary components of cleaning and sanitizing to assure a hygienic processing environment and why that is critical to shelf life control. Traditional processing procedures are reviewed and advanced processing technologies are explored. Materials used in food packaging and the utilization of traditional and activated food packaging by product type are covered in detail. The latter two chapters of the book delve into newer techniques of analysis and explore the microbiome of food products. Implications of microbial ecology and microbial quantification in food products are discussed in chapters on genomics and in the changing dogma of meat shelf life. The primary audience for this work includes food industry quality and food safety technicians, managers, directors, and executives responsible for shelf life. Academicians and governmental researchers involved in research and teaching about food safety and quality will also find the material relevant and useful.
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Added Author Taormina, Peter J.
Hardin, Margaret D.
Series Food microbiology and food safety series.
Available in Other Form Food Safety and Quality-Based Shelf Life of Perishable Foods.
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Chapter1. Purposes and Principles of Shelf Life Determination
Chapter2. Food Safety Factors Determining Shelf Life
Chapter3. Microbial Growth and Spoilage
Chapter4:Impact of Sanitation on Product Shelf Life
Chapter5. Advanced Processing Techniques for Extending the Shelf Life of Foods
Chaptet6. Packaging of Perishable Food Products
Chapter7. Beyond the Standard Plate Count: Genomic Views into Microbial Food Ecology
Chapter8. The Changing Shelf Life of Chilled, Vacuum-Packed Red Meat.

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