Hygiene in food processing: Principles and practice

✍ Scribed by Huub Lelieveld

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 632
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition 258
• Edition: Second edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The hygienic processing of food concerns both the potential hazards in the food products and the regulation, design and management of food processing facilities. This second edition of Hygiene in food processing gives a revised overview of the practices for safe processing. Part one addresses the risks of microbial foods and the corresponding regulation in the EU. Part two discusses the hygienic design of food factory infrastructure, encompassing the design and materials for the factory itself and the food processing equipment. This edition includes a chapter on the control of compressed gases used to pneumatically operate equipment. Part three focuses on cleaning and disinfection practices in food processing. Issues including the hygiene of workers, the potential infection of foreign bodies and pest control are explored.

✦ Table of Contents

Part 1 Microbial food safety risks and hygiene regulation: Food hygiene regulation in the European Union (EU); Hazards, sources and vectors of contamination. Part 2 Hygienic design of food factory infrastructure: Hygienic factory design for food processing; Hygienic equipment design of food processing equipment; Food processing equipment construction materials; Verification and certification of hygienic design in food processing; Control of airborne contamination in food processing; Hygiene control in the application of compressed air and food gases. Part 3 Hygiene practices in food processing: Cleaning and disinfection practices in food processing; Cleaning in place (CIP) in food processing in food processing; Hygienic practices for equipment maintenance; Personal hygiene in the food industry; Food hygiene and foreign bodies; Pest control in food businesses: An introduction; Pest control of stored food products: Insects and mites; Microbiological environmental sampling, records, and record interpretation; Economics and management of hygiene in food plants.