The dramatic increase of applying mathematical concepts and computational techniques to
food microbiology questions has lead to a discipline called “predictive microbiology. It is …

Predictive Microbial Modelling Page 1 6.1 INTRODUCTION Predictive microbial modelling (PMM)
is a promising and rapidly evolving discipline of food microbiology that also encompasses …

Microorganisms can contaminate food, thus causing food spoilage and health risks when
the food is consumed. Foods are not sterile; they have a natural flora and a transient flora …

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 …

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

The role that predictive modelling can play in different areas related to food safety is
discussed, including basic principles behind models and modelling, as well as the different …

Modelling in food microbiology has become an indispensable approach in food safety to
generate predictions about the microbial behaviour. One of its weaknesses is the lack of …

Accurately predicting the fate of microbial pathogens in food is a goal of all concerned food
safety specialists employed by food companies, government agencies, academic institutions …

Predicting microbial responses to the food environment has long been on the wish-list of
researchers, industrialists and regulatory officers interested in the microbial quality and …

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