To compete in today's marketplace, food product developers are under pressure to create innovative new products at a time when there are demands to cut back on development costs, labor, and other problem solving tools. In Accelerating and Optimizing New Food Product Design and Development, a group of seasoned food industry business professionals show today's food scientists...

Food diagnostics is a relatively new and emerging area fuelled in large part by the ever-increasing demand for food safety. As a derivative of the larger medical diagnostic industry and other diagnostic areas (e. g. , veterinary, environmental, and agricultural), the technology of food diagnostics is rapidly changing. Advances in Food Diagnostics provides...

The fields of food microbiology and food process engineering encompass a wide variety of microorganisms including spoilage, probiotic, fermentative, and pathogenic bacteria, molds, yeasts, viruses, and parasites, by employing different inactivation techniques. While several texts address different aspects of food microbiology, until now no single book...

For junior/senior level courses in Beef Production and Management.
 
Based on the most recent scientific, demographic and financial data available, Beef Production and Management Decisions, Fifth Edition examines the biological, ecological, financial, and marketing issues impacting the beef industry today. Harnessing the authors' industry and academic experience...

Despite the implementation of cleaning and sanitation procedures consistent with good manufacturing practices, recurring foodborne outbreaks and product recalls associated with pathogens and spoilage microorganisms demand a better understanding of persistent mechanisms and alternative strategies - in addition to routine cleaning and sanitizing procedures...

For the first time, this opportune book provides a comprehensive treatment of the many innovative, non-timber bioproducts that may be derived from Canada's vast forests, including their potential economic, social and environmental impacts. It also offers a balanced discussion of the technological, policy and regulatory issues surrounding the emerging global bioeconomy.