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Food Microbiology for Safe and Sustainable Food Systems
The study of microbes that can grow, proliferate, or contaminate food is known as food microbiology. There is a spectrum of microbes that can be helpful or detrimental. They find widespread application in preparing and storing many different foods and drinks. Even so, microbes can cause food poisoning and spoilage, resulting in wasted food and putting people and animals in danger. The prevention of foodborne illness by means of identifying and eliminating pathogenic microorganisms and the poisons they produce is one of the main goals of food microbiology. In order to guarantee the safety of the public, it is critical to acknowledge the possible function of these microbes.
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Week 1
- Introduction
- Development in Food Microbiology and Current Status
- Classification of Microorganisms
- Classification of Microorganisms (Eukaryotic cell, algae, fingi and molds)
- Classification of Microorganisms (Molds, Yeasts, Protozoa and Viruses)
Week 2
- Sources of Microorganisms
- Biochemistry of some beneficial traits
- Food Fermentation
- Starter culture
- Interstinal benefiical bacteria (Probiotics)
Week 3
- Contamination of foods (Chemical Contaminations)
- Contamination of foods (Biological Contaminations)
- Contamination of foods (Physical and crosscontamination Contaminations)
- Various stages of contamination of foods
- Minimization of food contamiantion
Week 4
- Microbial growth characteristics
- Nature of microbial growth in food
- Factors affecting microbial growth (intrinsic factors)
- Factors affecting microbial growth (extrinsic factors)
- Measurement of microbial growth
Week 5
- Overview
- Spoilage of fruits and vegetables
- Spoilage of meat, poultry, egg and sea foods
- Spoilage of dairy and dairy based product
- Spoilage of cereal product, beverages and canned based Product
Week 6
- Foodborne Illnesses
- Foodborne Intoxication
- Foodborne Infection
- oodborne Toxicoinfections
- Food-borne diseases and food safety in India
Week 7
- Thermal Processing of Food (Blanching, Pasteurization and Appertization)
- Thermal Processing of Food (Sterilization)
- Thermal Processing of Food (Thermal Death Rate Kinetics)
- Irradiation
- Chemical methods
Week 8
- Food Sanitation and Safety
- Food Sanitation and Safety (Cont..)
- Microbiological Considerations in Food Packaging
- Microbiological Considerations in Food Packaging (Cont..)
- Food Laws and Standards
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