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MiCRoBiAL DeteCtion
AnD FooD SAFetY
This section addresses topics related to methods and practices to improve food safety and to reduce
foodborne illnesses. These topics are considered either relatively new in food microbiology or
taught in special and advanced food microbiology courses or in laboratory courses. Thus, these
topics can be used as additional reading materials:
Chapter 42: Conventional, Immunological, Molecular, and Biosensor-Based Detection
Methods
Appendix A: Predictive Modeling of Microbial Growth in Food
Appendix B: Regulatory Agencies Monitoring Microbiological Safety of Foods in the United
States
Appendix C: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
MiCRoBiAL DeteCtion
AnD FooD SAFetY
This section addresses topics related to methods and practices to improve food safety and to reduce
foodborne illnesses. These topics are considered either relatively new in food microbiology or
taught in special and advanced food microbiology courses or in laboratory courses. Thus, these
topics can be used as additional reading materials:
Chapter 42: Conventional, Immunological, Molecular, and Biosensor-Based Detection
Methods
Appendix A: Predictive Modeling of Microbial Growth in Food
Appendix B: Regulatory Agencies Monitoring Microbiological Safety of Foods in the United
States
Appendix C: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points