Psychrotropic bacteria in foods : disease and spoilage /
Allen A. Kraft.
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC, 1992.
- 274 p ; 24 cm. + hbk.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section A: Overview, low temperatures, spoilage organisms, pathogens and foods -- Health hazards vs. Food spoilage -- Psychotrophic spoilage bacteria, meat spoilage -- Spoilage of cured meats and other meat items -- Poultry spoilage -- Spoilage of eggs and fish -- Spoilage of dairy products, vegetables, fruits and other foods -- Manifestations of spoilage by psychrotophic bacteria, spoilage changes in foods of animal origin -- Psychrotrophic pathogens -- Pathogens surviving low temperatures -- Section B: Control by low temperatures -- Refrigeration and freezing.