Quantitative microbial modeling of foods represents a proactive approach to food quality and
safety by accumulating information on bacterial responses to environmental factors and by …

Food-borne disease arises from the consumption of microbial pathogens, microbial toxins,
or both, by a susceptible individual. The risk of food-borne disease is a combination of the …

Predictive microbiology primarily deals with the quantitative assessment of microbial
responses at a macroscopic or microscopic level, but also involves the estimation of how …

Predictive microbiology in foods is a research area within food microbiology intended to
provide mathematical models to predict microbial behavior in food environments. Although …

This chapter introduces the basic concepts of microbial risk assessment and provides an
overview of the methodology and applications to food safety. Risk analysis is used to …

Predictive modeling of microbial behavior in food is a critical tool for assessing and
mitigating potential risks in the food industry. Such models are developed based on …

Risk estimates for food‐borne infection will usually depend heavily on numbers of
microorganisms present on the food at the time of consumption. As these data are seldom …

The need and desirability of being able to perform quantitative microbial risk assessments
for food processing and preparation operations has been discussed extensively for the past …

Mathematical models were first used in food microbiology in the early 20th century to
describe the thermal destruction of pathogens in food, but the concept of predictive …

This book serves as an" advanced" text on the subject of microbial risk assessment and
provides readers what they need to know after they have understood the basics of microbial …