The Handbook of Microbiological Media for the Examination of Food

by Ronald M. Atlas

Book Overview

Responding to an estimated 14 million cases of food-borne disease that occur every year in the United States alone, the Food and Drug Administration and US Department of Agriculture have begun implementing new regulations and guidance for the microbial testing of foods. Similarly, Europe and other regions are implementing stricter oversight, as foodborne pathogens that cause deadly diseases such as e. coli 0157: H7 have raised the stakes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849335612
• ISBN13: 9780849335617
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.1" x 10.3"