Compendium of methods for the microbiological examination of foods /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: APHA Technical Committee on Microbiological Methods for Foods, American Public Health Association
Other Authors: Vanderzant, Carl, Splittstoesser, Don F., 1927-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association, [1992]
Edition:Third edition /
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • General laboratory procedures
  • Laboratory quality assurance
  • Sampling plans, sample collection, shipment, and preparation for analysis
  • Microbiological monitoring of the food processing environment
  • Colony count methods
  • Direct microscopic count
  • Most probable number technique
  • Repair and detection of injured microorganisms
  • Special procedure
  • Measurement of water activity (Aw) and acidity
  • Microorganisms involved in processing and spoilage of foods
  • Psychrotrophic microorganisms
  • Thermoduric microorganisms and heat resistance measurements
  • Lipolytic microorganisms
  • Proteolytic microorganisms
  • Halophilic and osmophilic microorganisms
  • Pectinolytic and pectolytic microorganisms
  • Acid-producing microorganisms
  • Yeasts and molds
  • Detection and enumeration of heat-resistant molds
  • Mesophilic aerobic sporeformers
  • Mesophilic anaerobic sporeformers
  • Aciduric flat sour sporeformers
  • Thermophilic flat sour sporeformers
  • Thermophilic anaerobic sporeformers
  • Sulfide spoilage sporeformers.
  • (cont) Indicator microorganisms and pathogens
  • Coliforms: Escherichia coli and its toxins
  • Salmonella
  • Shigella
  • Yersinia
  • Vibrio
  • Campylobacter
  • Aeromonas hydrophila group
  • Plesiomonas shigelloides
  • Enterococci
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcal enterotoxins
  • Bacillus cereus
  • Clostridium botulinum and its toxins
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Listeria
  • Rapid methods
  • Rapid methods and automation
  • Food safety: foodborne illness
  • Investigation of foodborne illness outbreaks
  • Foodborne viruses
  • Waterborne and foodborne parasites
  • Toxigenic fungi and fungal toxins
  • Foods and their safety and quality
  • Meat and poultry products
  • Milk and milk products
  • Eggs and egg products
  • Fish, crustaceans, and precooked seafoods
  • Molluscan shellfish: oysters, mussels, and clams
  • Fruits and vegetables
  • Fermented and acidified vegetables
  • Fruit beverages
  • Spices and gums
  • Salad dressings
  • Sweeteners and starches
  • Cereal and cereal products
  • Confectionery products
  • Nut meats
  • Soft drinks
  • Bottled water.
  • (cont) Canned foods: tests for commercial sterility
  • Canned foods: tests for cause of spoilage
  • Media, reagents, and stains.