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Practical food microbiology / edited by Diane Roberts, Melody Greenwood.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Food--Microbiology.
- Food.
- Food spoilage.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (306 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The main approaches to the investigation of food microbiology in the laboratory are expertly presented in this, the third edition of the highly practical and well-established manual. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to take account of the latest legislation and technological advances in food microbiology, and offers a step-by-step guide to the practical microbiological examination of food in relation to public health problems. It provides 'tried and tested' standardized procedures for official control laboratories and those wishing to provide a competitive and reliable f
- Contents:
- Practical Food Microbiology; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section 1 Indications for sampling and interpretation of results; Section 2 Legislation, codes of practice and microbiological criteria; Section 3 Schedules for examination of food; Section 4 Preparation of samples; Section 5 Enumeration of microorganisms; Section 6 Isolation and enrichment of microorganisms; Colour plate, facing page; Section 7 Milk and dairy products; Section 8 Eggs and egg products; Section 9 Live bivalve molluscs and other shellfish; Section 10 Confirmatory biochemical tests
- Appendix A Quick reference guide to the microbiological testsAppendix B Investigation and microbiological examination of samples from suspected food poisoning incidents; Appendix C UK reference facilities, PHLS EQA schemes and culture collection; Appendix D Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-284) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611321086
- 9781281321084
- 1281321087
- 9780470793787
- 0470793783
- 9780470757512
- 0470757515
- 9780470757482
- 0470757485
- OCLC:
- 437218619
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