The domestic refrigerator is now a common household device with very few households in
the developed world not possessing 1, or more, for the storage of chilled foods. Domestic …

In recent years, several quantitative risk assessments for Campylobacter in broiler meat
have been developed to support risk managers in controlling this pathogen. The models …

The importance of food packaging hardly needs emphasizing since only a handful of foods
are sold in an unpackaged state. With an increasing focus on sustainability and cost …

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

The first state-of-the-art review of this dynamic field in a decade, Modeling Microbial
Responses in Foods provides the latest information on techniques in mathematical …

We evaluated the antimicrobial activities of seven green tea catechins and four black tea
theaflavins, generally referred to as flavonoids, as well as the aqueous extracts (infusions) of …

This paper reviews the published data on the performance and use of domestic refrigerators
throughout the world in the last 30 years. While there is considerable legislation defining …

Abstract Background Spores of psychrotrophic Bacillus cereus may survive the mild heat
treatments given to minimally processed chilled foods. Subsequent germination and cell …

The lack of data on consumer refrigeration temperatures and storage times limits our ability
to assess and manage risks associated with microbial hazards. This study addressed these …

Epidemiological data indicate that cross-contamination during food preparation in the home
contributes noticeably to the occurrence of foodborne diseases. To help prevent such …