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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139915303321

Titolo

Microbial safety of fresh produce [[electronic resource] /] / Xuetong Fan, Brendan A. Niemira, Christopher J. Doona, Florence E. Feeheery, Robert B. Gravani, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-118-85238-9

1-282-25946-6

9786612259463

1-4443-1934-5

0-8138-0596-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (465 p.)

Collana

The IFT press series

Altri autori (Persone)

FanXuetong

NiemiraBrendan A

DoonaChristopher J

FeeherryFlorence E

GravaniRobert

Disciplina

363.19/29

664.001579

Soggetti

Fruit - Microbiology

Vegetables - Microbiology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section I: Microbial Contamination of Fresh Produce; Section II: Preharvest Strategies; Section III: Postharvest Interventions; Section IV: Produce Safety during Processing and Handling; Section V: Public, Legal, and Economic Perspectives; Section VI: Research Challenges and Directions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce covers all aspects of produce safety including pathogen ecology, agro-management, pre-harvest and post-harvest interventions, and adverse economic impacts of outbreaks. This most recent edition to the IFT Press book series examines the current



state of the problems associated with fresh produce by reviewing the recent, high-profile outbreaks associated with fresh-produce, including the possible internalization of pathogens by plant tissues, and understanding how human pathogens survive and multiply in water, soils, and fresh fruits and vegetables