Testing foods for pathogenic and spoilage bacteria is the cornerstone to ensuring a safe and wholesome food supply. The methods for monitoring of microbial contamination are based on the following principles: → Cultivation ...

Besides that foodborne infections and intoxications cause great danger for human health they have also adverse impact on the economics. Alternative food preservation techniques to produce safer foods e.g. systems containing ...

Antimicrobial agent-releasing films have been proposed as an effective way of inhibiting chiefly surface spoilage of food products. Antifungal activities of natamycin (NA), rosemary extract (RE) and NA + RE were tested ...