Microbial Contamination and Food Safety
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 61500
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food microbiology; food safety; food quality; food biotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
Microbial contamination is one of the food chain's main challenges, from farm to fork/plate. According to WHO, the consumption of contaminated food kills 420 thousand people every year and can cause more than 200 harmful diseases. Furthermore, microbial contamination of foods causes a huge economic impact due to loss of product, increased insurance costs or consumer confidence loss. Since microbial contamination can occur at any step of the food chain, the implementation of effective food safety strategies is needed throughout production, postharvest handling, processing, distribution, and consumer handling to control and eliminate potential microbial hazards.
This Special Issue will collect comprehensive manuscripts dedicated to topics focused on food safety strategies, models that predict microbial behavior, and the monitoring and prevention/elimination of microbial contamination along the farm to fork/consumer chain. New approaches and innovative technologies are welcome.
Dr. Joana Barbosa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food contamination
- food safety practices
- microbial inactivation
- microbial safety
- microbiological hazards
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