Public authorities, chain stakeholders and consumers are all concerned by microbial food
safety. Microbiological hazards are one of the most common causes of food poisoning that …

The early colonization of surfaces and subsequent biofilm development have severe
impacts in environmental, industrial, and biomedical settings since they entail high costs and …

Biofouling is the unwanted accumulation of deposits on surfaces, composed by organic and
inorganic particles and (micro) organisms. Its occurrence in industrial equipment is …

Cleaning operations are performed regularly throughout the food industry. This review
focuses on the removal of strongly adherent fouling deposits which compromise the …

In the food industry, the control of surface hygiene is a major issue. It is therefore essential to
identify those parameters that can affect the bacterial contamination of surfaces and the …

Interfaces between air, liquid and walls (ALW interfaces) are known to be conducive to the
formation of biofilms, at least in some bacteria, yet little information is available on the …

Surface contamination by Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilms was studied using pilot scale
washing tanks with standard design features encountered in the fresh-cut vegetable …

Biofilms pose a serious challenge to the food industry. Higher resistance of biofilms to any
external stimuli is a major hindrance for their eradication. In this study, we compared the …

In vitro platforms capable of mimicking the hydrodynamic conditions prevailing in natural
aquatic environments have been validated and used to predict the fouling behavior on …

Biological fouling in food industry leads to an increase in maintenance costs, decreases
operational efficiencies and promotes food contamination leading to economic losses and …