... plating method for each analysis after which it was evaluated as positive control. Food safety Food preservation Microbiology Unripe grape products contain organic acid and phenolic compounds. The titratable acidity values vary between 1.96 and 3.96 percent, pH values between 2.91...

... only Sustainable development Recycling Food safety Microbiology Animal products Food In conclusion, this study showed that the total ABR profile of food waste compost is significant, with bacterial populations within the compost having ABR to several classes of antibiotics, which...

... supply chain the primary products are locally processed and sold directly by the producer to the consumer. The short supply chain has different microbiological quality and safety aspects in comparison with the conventional chain. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate these aspects. Design...

.../methodology/approach This study involved: filming participants (n=60) while they prepared a meal according to a specified recipe (30 beef/salad burgers and 30 chicken salads); swabbing key potential contamination sites in the participant's kitchen for microbiological testing; sampling the meat...

...Tolga Kahraman; Ghassan Issa; Gursel Ozmen; Serkan Buyukunal Purpose This paper aims to determine the microbiological and chemical quality of halva samples obtained from retail markets and producers in the Marmara region. Design/methodology/approach Halva samples (120) were collected...

...Enver Baris Bingol; Hilal Colak; Hamparsun Hampikyan; Karlo Muratoglu Purpose This study was performed to determine the microbial quality of stuffed mussels and to discuss the microbiological quality criteria of ready‐to‐eat (RTE) foods defined in the Turkish Food Codex (TFC). Design...

...Gary A. Dykes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and preliminarily evaluate an exercise to enhance student learning and engagement about the professional practice of food microbiology. Design/methodology/approach An exercise in the form of group problem‐based investigations framed...

...Claudio Vignali; Alexandra J. Kenyon; Hao Li; Guozhong Xie; Alan Edmondson Purpose Traditional microbiological methods to monitor the growth or survival of microbes are very labour‐intensive and rather expensive and the knowledge acquired is not cumulative. Predictive microbiology...

... procedures. Design/methodology/approach The contamination load in the various process lines was monitored by use of chemical methods, i.e. EDTA titration and COD measurement for organic residues and various microbiological techniques for microbial contaminants. Ultrasonication cleaning procedures...

... yeast. D. Lindsay can be contacted at: denise@biology.biol.wits.ac.za © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Food manufacturing equipment Bacteria Microbiology Biological analysis and testing During three replicate surveys (January to May 2004), sterile stainless steel...

...Alex von Holy; Denise Lindsay; Christopher J. Griffith Purpose For nearly 150 years the study of food safety has been dominated by a microbiological approach, however, in many countries cases of foodborne disease are at record levels. The purpose of this paper is to review the history of food...