Antimicrobial food packaging

Antimicrobial Food Packaging takes an interdisciplinary approach to provide a complete and robust understanding of packaging from some of the most well-known international experts. This practical reference provides basic information and practical applications for the potential uses of various films in food packaging, describes the different types of microbial targets (fungal, bacteria, et cetera), and focuses on the applicability of techniques to industry. Tactics on the monitoring of microbial activity that use antimicrobial packaging detection of food borne pathogens, the use of biosensors, and testing antimicrobial susceptibility are also included, along with food safety and good manufacturing practices. The book aims to curtail the development of microbiological contamination of food through anti-microbial packaging to improve the safety in the food supply chain.

Front Cover; Antimicrobial Food Packaging; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: The Nature and Extent of Foodborne Disease; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Regulation and Directives: United States and European Union; 1.2.1 Economic Importance of Food Industry; 1.2.2 Cost of Foodborne Disease; 1.3 Estimates of Major Food Pathogens; 1.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Resistant and Emergent Pathogens in Food Products; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Fermentative, Facultative Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacilli; 2.2.1 Salmonella / Shigella ; 2.2.2 E. coli ; 2.2.3 Vibrio.

2.3 Gram-Positive Bacteria2.3.1 Listeria monocytogenes ; 2.3.2 Enterococcus faecalis ; 2.3.3 Clostridium difficile ; References; Chapter 3: Bacterial Contamination in Food Production; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Types and Diversity of Bacteria in Food Contamination; 3.3 Molecular Methods for Tracking Bacterial Contamination in Food Production; 3.4 Elimination of Bacterial Contamination in Foods; 3.5 Conclusions and Future Directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Fungal Contamination in Packaged Foods; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Films with Antifungal Activities.

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