Quantitative Methods for Food Safety and Quality in the Vegetable Industry (eBook)

1. Quantitative Methods for Food Safety and Quality in the Vegetable Industry.- 2. Quality and Safety Management Systems in the Production of Vegetables.- 3. Relevant Pathogenic Spoilage Microorganisms in Vegetable Products.- 4. Water and Wastewater use in the Fresh Produce Industry: Food safety and Environmental Implications.- 5. Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) and Quantitative Analysis for Disinfection and Treatment of Water in the Vegetable Industry.- 6. Quality of Vegetable Products: Assessment of Physical-chemical and  Microbiological Changes in Vegetables Products by Non-destructive Methods.- 7. Quantifying Human Health Risks Associated with Microbiological Contamination of Fresh Vegetables.- 8. Quantitative Approaches for Microbial Risk Management in the Vegetable Industry: Case-studies of Application of Food Safety Objectives and other Risk Metrics in the Vegetable Industry.- 9. Optimal Packaging Design and Innovative Packaging Technologies for Minimally Processed Fresh Produce.- 10. Ensuring Fresh Produce Safety and Quality by Utilizing Predictive Growth Models and Predictive Microbiology Software Tools.- 11. Quantitative Tools and Procedures for Shelf Life Determination in Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables.- 12. Quantitative Methods for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Applied to the Vegetable Industry.