Microbial Toxins and Related Contamination in the Food Industry

• Main Authors: Caruso, Gabriella (Author), Caruso, Giorgia (Author), Laganà, Pasqualina Laganà (Author), Santi Delia, Antonino (Author), Parisi, Salvatore (Author), Barone, Caterina (Author), Melcarne, Lucia (Author), Mazzù, Francesco (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Medical microbiology.; Microbiology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Food Science.; Medical Microbiology.; Applied Microbiology.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

This Brief concerns the chemical risk in food products from the viewpoint of microbiology. The “Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point” (HACCP) approach, which is applied for this purpose, is dedicated to the study and the analysis of all possible dangers by food consumptions and the related cou...

Table of Contents:

• Histamine in Fish and Fisheries Products
• Biological Toxins from Marine and Freshwater Microalgae
• Brief Notes about Biofilms
• Microbial Toxins in Foods: The Importance of Escherichia coli, a Versatile Enemy.