Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ. Focuses on unique challenges to control of microorganisms on produce from the farm to consumer. Topics include role of good agricultural practices in fruit and vegetable safety, biology of foodborne pathogens on produce, and more. For microbiologists.
Contributors
vii
Series Editor's Foreword
ix
Preface
xi
1 Microorganisms Associated with Fruits and Vegetables
1
(20)
Karl R. Matthews
2 Role of Good Agricultural Practices in Fruit and Vegetable Safety
21
(34)
Elizabeth A. Bihn and Robert B. Gravani
3 Biology of Foodborne Pathogens on Produce
55
(30)
Ethan B. Solomon, Maria T. Brandl, and Robert E. Mandrell
4 Postharvest Handling and Processing: Sources of Microorganisms and Impact of Sanitizing Procedures
85
(36)
Jorge M. Fonseca
5 Microbiological Safety of Fresh-Cut Produce: Where Are We Now?
121
(46)
Arvind A. Bhagwat
6 Seed Sprouts: the State of Microbiological Safety
167
(54)
William E. Fett, Tong-Jen Fu, and Mary Lou Tortorello
7 Consumer Handling of Fresh Produce
221
(12)
Christine M. Bruhn
Index
233
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