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The new edition will revise individual chapters: a number of topics that will need updating, revising or introducing have already been identified and it is likely that a few more will be encountered as work proceeds.The book is a thorough and accessible account designed for students in the biological sciences, biotechnology and food science. It will also be valuable to researchers, teachers and practising food microbiologists. It is known that some courses have adopted this as a core text eg Wageningen and other Universities are known to recommend it for their core food safety lectures eg Nottingham, Leeds, Reading, Birmingham, Warwick.

Food Microbiology

The Scope of Food Microbiology; Micro-organisms and Food Materials; Factors Affecting the Growth and Survival of Micro-organisms in Foods; The Microbiology of Food Preservation; Microbiology of Primary Food Commodities; Food Microbiology and Public Health; Bacterial Agents of Foodborne Illness; Non-bacterial Agents of Foodborne Illness; Fermented and Microbial Foods; Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods; Controlling the Microbiological Quality of Foods; Further Reading; Subject Index.