Modeling in Food Microbiology: From Predictive Microbiology to Exposure Assessment (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781785481550)

Predictive microbiology primarily deals with the quantitative assessment of microbial responses at a macroscopic or microscopic level, but also involves the estimation of how likely an individual or population is to be exposed to a microbial hazard.This book provides an overview of the major literature in the area of predictive microbiology, with a special focus on food. The authors tackle issues related to modeling approaches and their applications in both microbial spoilage and safety.Food spoilage is presented through applications of best-before-date determination and commercial sterility. Food safety is presented through applications of risk-based safety management. The different modeling aspects are introduced through probabilistic and stochastic approaches, including model and data uncertainty, but also biological variability.

Author: Jeanne-Marie Membré,Vasilis Valdramidis
ISBN-10: 178548155X
ISBN-13: 9781785481550
Publisher: Iste Press - Elsevier
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2016
Pages: 102
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.40d