Introduction to Food Microbiology. Alphabetical Listing of Media. Appendix. Index.

To meet society's increasing emphasis on food safety during production and storage, this handbook provides in-depth descriptions of a tremendous range of media used for the cultivation of potential foodborne pathogens and food-spoilage microorganisms. This new edition includes FDA recommendations and features newly developed media used to diagnose recently emerging foodborne diseases. In consideration of the new FDA Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point directive, the Handbook of Microbiological Media for the Examination of Food, Second Edition also provides an appendix with charts illustrating the appropriate required analyses for the microexamination of foods.